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Full nameLuke Gareth Le Roux
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalitySouth Africa
Age26
Date of birth10 Mar 2000
Height184 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubIFK Varnamo
Defensive midfielder
14
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1215
Minutes

Domestic-league season · IFK Varnamo.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan140012157.03
Championshipat Portsmouth14006636.75
League Cupat Portsmouth100706.9
FA Cupat Portsmouth100627

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

L. Le Roux is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at IFK Varnamo, rated 31.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 118th of 248 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (90% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Roux.

Judged on this season alone, Roux graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 17 of the 17 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.63 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 10th of 17 of the 17 defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan. At 26 Roux is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential10th of 17 defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan · 14 appsCurrent season10th of 17 defensive midfielders · Allsvenskan · 14 apps10th-best defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan118th in the Allsvenskan · potential10th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Allsvenskan
31.2
Ratingi
10th of 17 defensive midfielders
30
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
90%
Minutes
near ever-present
5.63
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · IFK Varnamo finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

5.63
Def. / 90
45
Tackles
26
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 5.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.2, Roux carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan of 17 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.