Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Preston.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 39 | 10 | 8 | 2628 | 6.77 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 6.2 |
 League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Scout report
L. Dobbin is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Preston, rated 69.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 54th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dobbin.
Judged on this season alone, Dobbin graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 10 goals and 8 assists in 39 appearances (0.616 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 44). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, top 8% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 23 Dobbin is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 33.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Dobbin is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side
10 goals in 39 appearances (0.26 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (14th of 24). He also laid on 8 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.46 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.34 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 69.7, Dobbin carries the 5th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship (top 8%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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