Thomas Ince - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameThomas Christopher Ince

PositionWinger

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth30 Jan 1992

BirthplaceStockport

Height178 cm

Shirt number#10

ClubTranmere

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Winger

Season stats

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11

Appearances

2

Goals

2

Assists

989

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Tranmere.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	40	6.3

Career

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Following his move to Tranmere, Ince's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→18), while his Rating eased 14→9. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Tranmere · 13th	11	2	2	6.77	17	16
2025/26	Watford · 16th	27	4	0	6.73	14	17
2024/25	Watford · 14th	32	1	1	6.6	23	12
2023/24	Watford · 15th	27	2	1	6.74	27	12
2022/23	Reading · 22nd	38	9	4	7.03	42	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	15	1
England U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

T. Ince is a 34-year-old winger at Tranmere, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 18, top 28% of League Two wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9, ranking 197th of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (47.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ince.

Judged on this season alone, Ince graded 18 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 18 wingers in the League Two, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 appearances (0.364 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 16th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two. At 34 Ince is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2021/224 clubs

Current potential16th of 18 wingers · League Two · 11 apps Current season5th of 18 wingers · League Two · 11 apps 5th-best winger in the League Two 197th in the League Two · potential 16th-highest potential winger in the League Two

9

Ratingi

16th of 18 wingers

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.36

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Tranmere finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

11

Apps

2

Goals

2

Assists

4

G+A

0.18

Goals / app

2 goals in 11 appearances (0.18 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, 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 9, Ince carries the 16th-highest potential of the wingers in the League Two of 18 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.8%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900.182

Assists / 900.182

Goal contribution / 900.364

Defensive actions / 902.275

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %44

Cards / 900.182

Foul involvement / 901.911

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 34, Ince sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ince's projected Rating — 9 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target8

Shots24

Passing

Assists2

Chances created15

Passes262

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles11

Dribble success44%

Duels won39

Duels won %41.1%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions7

Blocks5

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€27.5M total transfer fees · 16 moves

TranmereJul 2026 – nowFree

Watforduntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

WatfordJun 2023 – Jun 2026€ 58K

ReadingJul 2022 – Jun 2023Free

Reading(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Stoke City(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Luton(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

Stoke CityJul 2018 – Feb 2021€ 11.6M

HuddersfieldJul 2017 – Jul 2018€ 9.1M

Derbyuntil Jul 2017

Hull City(back from loan)Jun 2015 – Jul 2017

DerbyJul 2015 – Jun 2015€ 6.7M

Derby(on loan)Feb 2015 – Jul 2015

Hull CityJul 2014 – Feb 2015Free

Crystal Palace(on loan)Jan 2014 – Jul 2014

BlackpoolAug 2011 – Jan 2014€ 65K

Notts County(on loan)Oct 2010 – Aug 2011

Liverpooluntil Oct 2010

Transfer history

About T. Ince

Thomas Christopher Ince is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Tranmere, born on January 30, 1992 in Stockport, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England. Tranmere currently sit 13th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, T. Ince has made 11 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 989 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

T. Ince's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Tranmere face Cheltenham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Ince at 9 with a Season form score of 17.5, ranking 197th of 254 wingers in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, T. Ince has totalled 536 club appearances with 109 goals and 33 assists for 13 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 45 appearances for Derby.