Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Blackburn.
Injury-affected season
Missed 15 of Blackburn's ~46 games this season through 15 injury absences (injury, inactive). He still appeared 5 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 6.54 |
Scout report
M. Litherland is a 20-year-old central defender at Blackburn, rated 57.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Litherland.
On the season, Litherland graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.175 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Litherland, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 20 Litherland is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Litherland missed 15 games through injury (injury, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 5 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.
Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 5 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) 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
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 11.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 57.1 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.
