Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dundee Utd.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2562 | 6.87 |
Scout report
Luca Stephenson is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Dundee Utd, rated 51.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership and 1036th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (74.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stephenson.
Judged on this season alone, Stephenson graded 41 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 5 goals, 5 assists and 2.143 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 41). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, top 8% of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 22 Stephenson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14.5 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Stephenson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side
2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 5 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 51.9, Stephenson carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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
No transfer news found for this player.
