L. Buchanan

Missed 40 of Birmingham's ~46 games this season through 40 injury absences (knee, injury). He still appeared 0 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.

Career

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League One×2U18 Premier League×2

Buchanan's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 36→0), while his Rating eased 65→51. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Birmingham · 1st	3	1	0	6.73	51	0
2023/24	Birmingham · 22nd	32	0	0	6.99	65	36
2022/23	Werder Bremen · 13th	30	1	0	6.63	69	8
2021/22	Derby · 23rd	30	0	1	6.57	64	27
2020/21	Derby · 21st	35	0	3	6.69	67	27

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	2	0
England U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

L. Buchanan is a 25-year-old central defender at Birmingham, rated 50.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buchanan.

On the season, Buchanan graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 25 Buchanan is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Buchanan missed 40 games through injury (knee, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 0 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.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Buchanan is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23

50.7

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 50.7 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 25, Buchanan sits on 23.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Buchanan's projected Rating — 50.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.