Domestic-league season · Changchun Yatai.
Yao Xuchen is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Changchun Yatai, rated 22.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 83rd of 271 in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Xuchen.
Judged on this season alone, Xuchen graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 52 of the 52 central midfielders in the Super League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.311 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Xuchen, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, top 29% of the 52 central midfielders in the Super League. At 26 Xuchen is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.4 reflects that trajectory.
2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) 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.
With a Rating of 22.9, Xuchen carries the 15th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Super League of 52 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 26, Xuchen sits on 6.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Xuchen's projected Rating — 22.9 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.
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