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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 9 injury absences (muscle, ruptured cruciate ligament, inactive). 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 31 | 3 | 2 | 557 | 6.49 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 6.3 |
Scout report
L. Salvesen is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Derby, rated 31.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.32 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Salvesen.
On the season, Salvesen graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances (0.808 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 30 Salvesen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Salvesen missed 9 games through injury (muscle, ruptured cruciate ligament, inactive) out of roughly 46 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.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 31 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.81 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.32 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 31.6 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.81 goal contributions 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 centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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