Youri Tielemans
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Manchester United.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Aston Villa — UEFA Europa League: 9 apps, 2g 3a, 641 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Manchester United; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
Y. Tielemans is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Aston Villa, rated 55.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (54.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tielemans.
On the season, Tielemans graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 4 assists and 4.322 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 29 Tielemans is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Aston Villa finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side
4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 98.4/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 54.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 55.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
