Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Injury-affected season
Missed 11 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 11 injury absences (inactive, muscle, knee). He still appeared 17 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 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1034 | 6.81 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6.5 |
Scout report
L. Thompson is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Derby, rated 59.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 217th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thompson.
Judged on this season alone, Thompson graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.698 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 14). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 32nd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Thompson is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Thompson missed 11 games through injury (inactive, muscle, knee) out of roughly 46 this season. The 17 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.
Thompson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 59.9, Thompson carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
