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Full nameDavid Robert Brooks
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityWales
Age29
Date of birth8 Jul 1997
BirthplaceWarrington
Height173 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubBournemouth
Attacking midfielder
31
Appearances
1
Goals
3
Assists
1220
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bournemouth.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Bournemouth's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (hamstring, yellow cards, ankle). He still appeared 31 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
Premier League311312206.66
FA Cup110718.3
League Cup100306.6

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

D. Brooks is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Bournemouth, rated 50.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 310th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.07 goals, 0.22 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brooks.

Judged on this season alone, Brooks graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal and 3 assists in 31 appearances (0.295 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, 66th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 29 Brooks is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Brooks missed 3 games through injury (hamstring, yellow cards, ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 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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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potential66th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season59th of 73 attacking midfielders · Premier League59th-best attacking midfielder in the Premier League310th in the Premier League · potential66th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Premier League
50.2
Ratingi
66th of 73 attacking midfielders
15.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.3
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Bournemouth finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

1
Goals
3
Assists
4
G+A
0.03
Goals / app

1 goal in 31 appearances (0.03 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 4 goal contributions (0.13 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 97.4/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.3 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.7 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 50.2, Brooks carries the 66th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 73. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions 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

No transfer news found for this player.