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Full nameBenjamin Harvey Nelson
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth18 Mar 2004
Height193 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubLeicester
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Centre-back

Season stats

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24
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1917
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Scout report

Rising starBall-winning Central defender

B. Nelson is a 22-year-old central defender at Leicester, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 5th of 213 on scout potential in the League One and 212th of 1729 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (88.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 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 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 3 clean sheets and 4.131 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 29). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 2% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 22 Nelson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Nelson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 2% centre-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 16% centre-backs · League One10th-best centre-back in the League One5th in the League One · potential1st-highest potential centre-back in the League One212th-highest potential U-23 tracked
50.8
Ratingi
1st of 64 centre-backs
29.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
88.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.13
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leicester finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

24
Apps
4.13
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
28
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.8, Nelson carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 2%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target3
Shots8

Passing

Assists1
Chances created3
Passes974
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles4
Dribble success44.4%
Duels won111
Duels won %61%
Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions28
Blocks20
Fouls committed9
Penalties conceded1—

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Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.