based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Scout report
S. Clucas is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Shrewsbury, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 5 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 31, top 6% of League Two central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.5, ranking 114th of 134 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (65.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Clucas.
Judged on this season alone, Clucas graded 31 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 32 central midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 5 assists and 3.429 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 31). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 32nd of 32 of the 32 central midfielders in the League Two. At 35 Clucas is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Clucas is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 2 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 35, 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 10.5, Clucas carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 32, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shrewsbury finished 19th 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 (3.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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