Yan Dhanda

Project player

Dundee · 27 yrs

Ratingi

Profile

Full nameYan Dhanda

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age27

Date of birth14 Dec 1998

BirthplaceDudley

Height173 cm

Shirt number#21

ClubDundee

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Centre-forwardalso played MID

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

2154

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Dundee.

Also this season

On loan at Heart Of Midlothian — League Cup: 34 apps, 5g 6a, 2012 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Dundee; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Premiership	28	2	0	2154	6.85
League Cupat Heart Of Midlothian	34	5	6	2012	6.94

Career

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Following his move to Dundee, Dhanda's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→10), while his Rating eased 39→36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Heart Of Midlothian	34	5	6	6.94	—	—
2025/26	DundeeLoan · 9th	28	2	0	6.85	36	10
2024/25	Heart Of Midlothian · 7th	34	0	1	6.65	39	8
2023/24	Heart Of Midlothian	35	5	4	7.06	—	—
2023/24	Ross County · 3rd	35	5	4	7.06	50	33
2022/23	Ross County · 3rd	30	5	6	6.94	49	28
2022/23	Heart Of Midlothian	34	5	6	6.94	—	—
2021/22	Swansea · 15th	3	0	0	6.7	54	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

Y. Dhanda is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Dundee, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 136th of 233 on scout potential in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (63% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dhanda.

Judged on this season alone, Dhanda graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 34 of the 34 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 28 appearances (0.084 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 19th of 34 of the 34 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 27 Dhanda is in his prime years, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potential19th of 34 centre-forwards · Premiership Current season29th of 34 centre-forwards · Premiership29th-best centre-forward in the Premiership136th in the Premiership · potential19th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premiership

Ratingi

19th of 34 centre-forwards

10.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.08

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 28 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.08 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36, Dhanda carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership of 34, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Dundee finished 9th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.08 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.084

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.084

Defensive actions / 902.758

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %15.4

Shot accuracy %52

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %45.2

Cards / 900.209

Foul involvement / 901.797

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 27, Dhanda sits on 8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Dhanda's projected Rating — 36 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 centre-forwards in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target13

Shots25

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists0

Chances created39

Passes1,014

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success45.2%

Duels won95

Duels won %46.8%

Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions22

Blocks8

Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

Heart Of Midlothian(back from loan)2025/26 – now

Dundee(on loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Heart Of Midlothian2024/25 – 2025/26Free

Ross County2022/23 – 2024/25Free

Swanseauntil 2022/23

About Y. Dhanda

Yan Dhanda is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Dundee, born on December 14, 1998 in Dudley, standing 173 cm tall. He is from England. Dundee currently sit 9th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, Y. Dhanda has made 28 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 2,154 minutes, averaging a 6.96 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Premiership and the League Cup. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When Y. Dhanda plays, Dundee's record this season is 8W-8D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.79 at home against 6.91 on the road.

Recent matches

May 9, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Livingston (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs ST Mirren (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 26, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Dundee Utd (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Kilmarnock (58 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Celtic (89 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Dundee Utd (80 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Motherwell (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 28, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Hibernian (89 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 21, 2026: 3-2 win away at Aberdeen (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
February 14, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Livingston (45 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Dhanda at 36 with a Season form score of 10.2, ranking 136th of 233 centre-forwards in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Y. Dhanda has totalled 327 club appearances with 44 goals and 30 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 35 appearances for Ross County.

Y. Dhanda's career has also included time at Heart Of Midlothian, Ross County and Swansea.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points