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S. Hutchinson

Experienced headAFC Wimbledon · 37 yrsTransferred to Hutchinson Sam

Profile

Full nameSamuel Edward Hutchinson
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age37
Date of birth3 Aug 1989
BirthplaceSlough
Height182 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubAFC Wimbledon
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
4
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
155
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of AFC Wimbledon's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (back). He still appeared 4 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One4001556.65
EFL Trophy1000

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

S. Hutchinson is a 37-year-old defensive midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 2.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.64 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hutchinson.

On the season, Hutchinson graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.645 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 10 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 3. At 37 Hutchinson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Hutchinson missed 5 games through injury (back) out of roughly 46 this season. The 4 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
2.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
4.2%
Minutes
limited game time
4.64
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

4.64
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 4 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 4.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 2.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.64 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.