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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1354 | 6.66 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 7.25 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 6.45 |
Scout report
G. Byers is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Port Vale, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 411th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Byers.
Judged on this season alone, Byers graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.254 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 61st of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 30 Byers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 21.3, Byers carries the 61st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd 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 solid defensive volume (4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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