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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gençlerbirliği S.K..
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2362 | 6.9 |
 League Cupat Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.5 |
 Championshipat Watford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.3 |
 Türkiye Kupası | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.2 |
Scout report
T. Dele-Bashiru is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Gençlerbirliği S.K., rated 42.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 98th of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (77.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dele-Bashiru.
Judged on this season alone, Dele-Bashiru graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.515 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 34% of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig. At 26 Dele-Bashiru is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gençlerbirliği S.K. finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 77.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.5, Dele-Bashiru carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig (top 34%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gençlerbirliği S.K. finished 14th of 18) — 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 (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.
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