Thomas Delaney

Delaney's current-season form is down 43% on last season (Season 21→12), while his Rating held around 11. 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	8	0	0	6.79	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 headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

T. Delaney is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Copenhagen, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 12. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (41% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.43 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 12 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.433 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 35 Delaney is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

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

11.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

12.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.43

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

Apps

4.43

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 8 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. 4.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41% 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 11.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.43 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 %41%

Available fixtures9 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.433

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %85

Cards / 900.222

Foul involvement / 903.547

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, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Delaney's projected Rating — 11.2 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 created5—

Passes254—

Pass accuracy85%—

Possession

Duels won30—

Duels won %65.2%—

Fouls won8—

Defending

Tackles13—

Interceptions6—

Blocks1—

Fouls committed8—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 406 minutes, averaging a 6.98 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Superliga and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

When T. Delaney plays, FC Copenhagen's record this season is 7W-0D-1L — and his match ratings average 6.88 at home against 7.04 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
July 26, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Lyngby (57 minutes, 7 rating)

T. Delaney's next match is on October 11, 2026, when FC Copenhagen face FC Midtjylland away in the Superliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Delaney at 11.2 with a Season form score of 12.2. 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 396 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