Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1933 | 6.66 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 7.1 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.2 |
Scout report
R. Croasdale is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 23, top 36% of League One central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20.7, ranking 415th of 481 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (46.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Croasdale.
Judged on this season alone, Croasdale graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 4 goals, 0 assists and 2.84 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 23). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 58th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 31 Croasdale is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 46.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.7, Croasdale carries the 58th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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