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PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age21
Date of birth19 Dec 2004
BirthplacePlymouth
Height186 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubRotherham
Centre-back
11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
935
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rotherham.

Also this season

On loan at Notts County — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Rotherham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100945.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Sonny Aljofree is a 21-year-old central defender at Rotherham, rated 29.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 55th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two and 1393rd of 1759 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (45.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.37 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Aljofree.

Judged on this season alone, Aljofree graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two, on 1 clean sheet and 3.369 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, top 19% of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two. At 21 Aljofree is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistent
29.9
Ratingi
10th of 55 centre-backs
9.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.37
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rotherham finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

11
Apps
3.37
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
16
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.9, Aljofree carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 55 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.37 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes548
Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Duels won50
Duels won %55.6%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions16
Blocks7
Fouls committed10
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.