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PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth15 Dec 1998
BirthplaceLeeds
Height180 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubPendikspor
Attacking midfielder
36
Appearances
10
Goals
5
Assists
3003
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Pendikspor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Lig3610530036.96

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

M. Wilks is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at Pendikspor, enjoying a standout season — 10 goals and 5 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 39, top 10% of 1. Lig attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 36.3, ranking 62nd of 405 in the 1. Lig. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (85.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wilks.

Judged on this season alone, Wilks graded 39 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 10 goals and 5 assists in 36 appearances (0.45 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 39). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, top 21% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 27 Wilks is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2021/224 clubs
Current potentialTop 21% attacking midfielders · 1. LigCurrent seasonTop 11% attacking midfielders · 1. Lig7th-best attacking midfielder in the 1. Lig62nd in the 1. Lig · potential14th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 1. Lig
36.3
Ratingi
14th of 69 attacking midfielders
39.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
85.6%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.45
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Pendikspor finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

10
Goals
5
Assists
15
G+A
0.28
Goals / app

10 goals in 36 appearances (0.28 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (6th of 20). He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.42 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 0.51 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.3, Wilks carries the 14th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig (top 21%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 goal contributions 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

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