Zack Nelson

Nelson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 15).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AFC Wimbledon · 23rd	2	0	0	6.85	45	15
2025/26	AFC WimbledonLoan · 19th	37	2	2	6.57	45	15
2025/26	Luton	18	1	1	6.57	—	—
2024/25	Luton · 22nd	21	0	1	6.62	60	8
2023/24	Luton · 18th	2	0	0	6.2	68	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Z. Nelson is a 21-year-old central midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nelson.

On the season, Nelson graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 1.976 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 21 Nelson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Nelson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

45.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

14.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.98

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.98

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.8% 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 45.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.141

Assists / 900.141

Goal contribution / 900.282

Defensive actions / 901.976

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.141

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 21, Nelson sits on 9.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Nelson's projected Rating — 45.4 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 central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions7

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Luton(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

AFC WimbledonJun 2026 – Jun 2026Free

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Lutonuntil Jan 2026

About Z. Nelson

Zack Nelson is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for AFC Wimbledon, born on April 21, 2005, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. AFC Wimbledon currently sit 23rd of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, Z. Nelson has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 137 minutes.

Z. Nelson's next match is on August 27, 2026, when AFC Wimbledon face Fulham away in the League Cup.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Z. Nelson at 45.4 with a Season form score of 14.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, Z. Nelson has totalled 86 club appearances with 8 goals and 4 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 37 appearances for AFC Wimbledon.

Z. Nelson's career has also included time at Luton.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.