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Svante Ingelsson

Solid contributorSheffield Wednesday · 28 yrsTransferred to Stoke City

Profile

Full nameSvante Ulf Ingel Ingelsson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age28
Date of birth14 Jun 1998
BirthplaceKalmar
Height189 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubSheffield Wednesday
Central midfielderalso played FWD
40
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
3365
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Sheffield Wednesday's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 40 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
Championship401033656.75
FA Cup100907.2

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

S. Ingelsson is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 48.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 307th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ingelsson.

Judged on this season alone, Ingelsson graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 109 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.862 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 69th of 109 of the 109 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Ingelsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ingelsson missed 4 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 40 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 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential69th of 109 central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 37% central midfielders · Championship40th-best central midfielder in the Championship307th in the Championship · potential69th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
48.1
Ratingi
69th of 109 central midfielders
27
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.86
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

2.86
Def. / 90
67
Tackles
28
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.1, Ingelsson carries the 69th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 109, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th 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 (2.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target8
Shots19

Passing

Assists0
Chances created40
Passes999
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles11
Dribble success27.5%
Duels won163
Duels won %39.2%
Fouls won46

Defending

Tackles67
Interceptions28
Blocks12
Fouls committed75

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.