Zachary Ashworth

Ashworth's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 43. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Blackpool · 6th	2	0	0	7	43	23
2025/26	Blackpool · 13th	28	1	0	6.88	43	23
2024/25	Blackpool · 9th	6	0	0	6.5	41	4
2024/25	Ross CountyLoan · 10th	10	0	1	6.96	42	7
2023/24	BoltonLoan · 3rd	16	2	2	7.02	47	8
2022/23	Burton AlbionLoan · 15th	18	0	0	6.88	44	10
2022/23	West Brom	2	0	0	7.2	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales U21	6	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

Z. Ashworth is a 23-year-old central defender at Blackpool, rated 43.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (42.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ashworth.

On the season, Ashworth graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 4.475 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 23 Ashworth is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ashworth is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistentStepped up 2024/255 clubs

43.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

22.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.47

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Blackpool finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.47

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %42.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.051

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.051

Defensive actions / 904.475

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.254

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 23, Ashworth sits on 9.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ashworth's projected Rating — 43.4 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-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles58

Interceptions23

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Blackpool(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

RRoss County(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

BlackpoolJun 2024 – Jan 2025

Bolton(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jun 2024

Burton Albion(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

West Bromuntil Jan 2023

About Z. Ashworth

Zachary Ashworth is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for Blackpool, born on September 6, 2002. He is from Wales. Blackpool currently sit 6th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, Z. Ashworth has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

Z. Ashworth's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Blackpool face Peterborough at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Z. Ashworth at 43.4 with a Season form score of 22.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Z. Ashworth has totalled 112 club appearances with 3 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 28 appearances for Blackpool.

Z. Ashworth's career has also included time at RRoss County, Bolton, Burton Albion and West Brom.

On the international stage, Z. Ashworth has represented Wales U21 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.