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Full nameBenjamin David Sheaf
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth5 Feb 1998
BirthplaceEynsford
Height185 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubWrexham
Central midfielder
29
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1853
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wrexham.

Injury-affected season

Missed 14 of Wrexham's ~46 games this season through 14 injury absences (knee, injury, injured). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
FA Cup2001106.65
Championshipat Coventry10086.7

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

B. Sheaf is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Wrexham, rated 49.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 311th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (64.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sheaf.

Judged on this season alone, Sheaf graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.4 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 48th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Sheaf is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Sheaf missed 14 games through injury (knee, injury, injured) out of roughly 46 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential48th of 73 central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent season46th of 73 central midfielders · Championship46th-best central midfielder in the Championship311th in the Championship · potential48th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
49.3
Ratingi
48th of 73 central midfielders
18.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.4
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

3.4
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
22
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.3, Sheaf carries the 48th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.