Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · ST Mirren.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2374 | 6.93 |
Scout report
D. John is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at ST Mirren, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 5 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 40% of Premiership defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.7, ranking 183rd of 225 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (65.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on John.
Judged on this season alone, John graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 5 assists and 1.63 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 26). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 31st of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 31 John is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — John is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · ST Mirren finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
1.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.63 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 23.7, John carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 40, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (ST Mirren finished 10th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
