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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 42 | 1 | 3 | 3477 | 6.8 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 6.2 |
Scout report
E. Brierley is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Exeter City, rated 47.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 63rd of 481 on scout potential in the League One and 1253rd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (84% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brierley.
Judged on this season alone, Brierley graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 3 assists and 1.89 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 26). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 10% of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 22 Brierley is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Brierley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 84% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.89 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 47.7, Brierley carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One (top 10%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st of 24) — 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 (1.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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