Kaizer Chiefs · 31 yrsDomestic-league season · Kaizer Chiefs.
S. Mthethwa is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Kaizer Chiefs, rated 0.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 202nd of 257 in the Premier Soccer League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (38.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mthethwa.
Judged on this season alone, Mthethwa graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Premier Soccer League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.224 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Mthethwa, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 1, 29th of 36 of the 36 defensive midfielders in the Premier Soccer League. At 31 Mthethwa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.
4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 16) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 0.7, Mthethwa carries the 29th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier Soccer League of 36 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.22 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 31, Mthethwa sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mthethwa's projected Rating — 0.7 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.
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