Thomas Delaney

Delaney's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 21→14), while his Rating climbed 11→13. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Copenhagen · 1st	10	0	0	6.73	11	12
2025/26	FC Copenhagen · 3rd	22	1	2	6.88	11	21
2024/25	FC Copenhagen · 1st	24	4	3	7.13	20	24
2023/24	AnderlechtLoan · 2nd	23	1	0	—	24	5
2022/23	1899 HoffenheimLoan · 12th	6	0	0	6.48	30	2
2022/23	Sevilla · 12th	8	0	0	6.64	32	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	73	7
Denmark U21	6	0
Denmark U19	6	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

T. Delaney is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Copenhagen, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 10 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Delaney.

On the season, Delaney graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.921 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 35 Delaney is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

12.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.92

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Copenhagen finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.92

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 12.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %51%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.921

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.356

Foul involvement / 903.743

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 35, Delaney sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Delaney's projected Rating — 12.5 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 defensive midfielders in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots1

Passing

Assists0

Chances created8

Passes309

Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success50%

Duels won39

Duels won %63.9%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions6

Blocks1—

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€22M total transfer fees · 8 moves

FC CopenhagenJul 2024 – now

Sevilla(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2024

Anderlecht(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

Sevilla(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

1899 Hoffenheim(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

SevillaAug 2021 – Jan 2023

Borussia DortmundJul 2018 – Aug 2021€ 20M

Werder BremenJan 2017 – Jul 2018€ 2M

FC Copenhagenuntil Jan 2017

About T. Delaney

Thomas Joseph Delaney is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for FC Copenhagen, born on September 3, 1991 in Frederiksberg, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Denmark. FC Copenhagen currently sit 1st of 12 in the Superliga.

This season

In the current season, T. Delaney has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 505 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Superliga and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

When T. Delaney plays, FC Copenhagen's record this season is 8W-1D-2L — and his match ratings average 6.76 at home against 6.89 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Aarhus (25 minutes, 6.56 rating)
October 15, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs SC Braga (20 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Midtjylland (74 minutes, 6.16 rating)
September 20, 2026: 1-0 win away at Brondby (28 minutes, 6.9 rating)
September 6, 2026: 5-0 win away at Odense (58 minutes, 7.2 rating)
September 3, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs FC Nordsjaelland (45 minutes, 6.35 rating)
August 31, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Sonderjyske (29 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 23, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Viborg (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
August 16, 2026: 4-0 win away at Randers FC (78 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-1 win away at Silkeborg (21 minutes, 6.6 rating)

T. Delaney's next match is on November 2, 2026, when FC Copenhagen face Sonderjyske away in the Superliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Delaney at 12.5 with a Season form score of 13.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 19 career titles — among them the Superliga and the DBU Pokalen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, T. Delaney has totalled 398 club appearances with 38 goals and 17 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 32 appearances for FC Copenhagen.

T. Delaney's career has also included time at Sevilla, Anderlecht, 1899 Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen.

On the international stage, T. Delaney has represented Denmark, Denmark U21, Denmark U19 — 85 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Copenhagen finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points