Field Insider

Profile

Full nameNathaniel Nyakie Chalobah
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age31
Date of birth12 Dec 1994
BirthplaceFreetown
Height187 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubSheffield Wednesday
Central midfielder
13
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
592
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.

Injury-affected season

Missed 26 of Sheffield Wednesday's ~46 games this season through 26 injury absences (leg, hamstring, injured). He still appeared 13 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship13215926.81

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

N. Chalobah is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 27 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chalobah.

On the season, Chalobah graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.193 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 31 Chalobah is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Chalobah missed 26 games through injury (leg, hamstring, injured) out of roughly 46 this season. The 13 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.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

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

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
27
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
22.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.19
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

3.19
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
8
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.46 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.