Ryan Stirk

Stirk's current-season form is level with last season (Season 25→25), while his Rating held around 33. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Chesterfield · 16th	2	0	0	7.2	33	25
2025/26	Chesterfield · 6th	40	1	1	6.9	33	25
2024/25	Walsall · 4th	47	1	4	6.93	36	32
2023/24	Walsall · 11th	37	3	5	7.06	34	35
2022/23	BromleyLoan	16	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Birmingham · 17th	1	0	0	6.7	54	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales U21	6	0
Wales U19	4	0
Wales U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

R. Stirk is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Chesterfield, rated 32.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stirk.

On the season, Stirk graded 25 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.525 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 25 Stirk is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent4 clubs

32.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Chesterfield finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.1%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900.028

Assists / 900.028

Goal contribution / 900.056

Defensive actions / 903.525

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.194

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 25, Stirk sits on 4.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Stirk's projected Rating — 32.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles80

Interceptions38

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

ChesterfieldJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

WalsallJul 2023 – Jul 2025Free

Birmingham(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Jul 2023

Bromley(on loan)Feb 2023 – Jun 2023

Birmingham(back from loan)Jun 2022 – Feb 2023

Mansfield Town(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jun 2022

Birminghamuntil Jul 2021

About R. Stirk

Ryan William Stirk is a 25-year-old central midfielder who plays for Chesterfield, born on September 25, 2000 in Birmingham, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Wales. Chesterfield currently sit 16th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, R. Stirk has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

R. Stirk's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Chesterfield face Rotherham away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Stirk at 32.8 with a Season form score of 24.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, R. Stirk has totalled 187 club appearances with 8 goals and 12 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 47 appearances for Walsall.

R. Stirk's career has also included time at Walsall, Birmingham, Bromley and Mansfield Town.

On the international stage, R. Stirk has represented Wales U21, Wales U19, Wales U17 — 13 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.