Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.
Parent club Luton — EFL Trophy: 5 apps, 1g 1a, 337 min
Parent club Luton — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at AFC Wimbledon; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 19 | 1 | 1 | 643 | 6.57 |
| League Oneat Luton | 18 | 1 | 1 | 632 | 6.57 |
 EFL Trophyat Luton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 337 | 7.1 |
 Friendlies Clubsat Luton | 7 | 1 | 1 | 251 | 6.72 |
 League Cupat Luton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
 FA Cupat Luton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.3 |
Following his move to AFC Wimbledon, Nelson's current-season form is up 113% on last season (Season 8→17), while his Rating eased 60→46. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | AFC Wimbledon · 19th | 37 | 2 | 2 | 6.57 | 46 | 17 |
| 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.
Z. Nelson is a 21-year-old central midfielder at AFC Wimbledon, rated 46.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 83rd of 482 in the League One and 1416th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Nelson graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 1.976 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 17). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 13% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 21 Nelson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 25.9 reflects that trajectory.
Nelson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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.
With a Rating of 46.4, Nelson carries the 8th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One (top 13%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 21, Nelson sits on 25.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Nelson's projected Rating — 46.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
