based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Walsall.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 7 |
Scout report
S. Sprangler is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Newport County, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 73% of League Two defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.3, ranking 171st of 221 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (38.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sprangler.
Judged on this season alone, Sprangler graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 4.553 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 11th of 15 of the 15 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 31 Sprangler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Newport County finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 13.3, Sprangler carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 15, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Newport County finished 20th 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 solid defensive volume (4.55 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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