D. Ings
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sheffield Utd.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Sheffield Utd's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (shoulder, injury). He still appeared 23 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 23 | 2 | 0 | 627 | 6.58 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6.6 |
Scout report
D. Ings is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Sheffield Utd, rated 12.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 486th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ings.
Judged on this season alone, Ings graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 23 appearances (0.287 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 66th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 34 Ings is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ings missed 4 games through injury (shoulder, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 23 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sheffield Utd finished 13th of 24 · a mid-table side
2 goals in 23 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 12.3, Ings carries the 66th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66 — though on just 23 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
