Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 19 | 0 | 0 | 655 | 6.69 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7.3 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6.3 |
Scout report
S. Dembélé is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Oxford United, rated 32 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 421st of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dembélé.
Judged on this season alone, Dembélé graded 3 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 73rd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.198 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 66th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Dembélé is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
2.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 15.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32, Dembélé carries the 66th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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