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A. Collins

Solid contributorPeterborough · 26 yrsTransferred to Collins Archie

Profile

Full nameArchie Finn Collins
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth31 Aug 1999
BirthplaceTaunton
Height174 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubPeterborough
Defensive midfielder
45
Appearances
2
Goals
7
Assists
4004
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Peterborough.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One452740047.17
EFL Trophy2001047.05
League Cup110908.7
FA Cup200906.9

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

A. Collins is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Peterborough, rated 46.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 85th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (96.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Collins.

Judged on this season alone, Collins graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 2 goals, 7 assists and 3.484 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 44). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 21% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 26 Collins is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
Current potentialTop 21% defensive midfielders · League OneCurrent seasonTop 13% defensive midfielders · League One8th-best defensive midfielder in the League One85th in the League One · potential13th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League One
46.2
Ratingi
13th of 63 defensive midfielders
43.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
96.7%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Peterborough finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.48
Def. / 90
65
Tackles
58
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 96.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.2, Collins carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One (top 21%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Peterborough finished 18th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Transfer news

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