Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dundee.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Twoat Bristol Rovers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 806 | 6.55 |
 Premiership | 13 | 1 | 0 | 764 | 6.71 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Wales U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 312 | — |
 EFL Trophyat Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.3 |
Scout report
J. Cotterill is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Dundee, rated 46.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 55th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership and 444th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (44.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cotterill.
Judged on this season alone, Cotterill graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 21 of the 21 central midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.474 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 20% of the 21 central midfielders in the Premiership. At 20 Cotterill is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side
2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 44.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.2, Cotterill carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premiership of 21 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
