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Full namePer Axel Nils Henriksson
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age24
Date of birth16 Apr 2002
Height189 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubBlackburn
Central midfielderalso played FWD
18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
777
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackburn.

Injury-affected season

Missed 12 of Blackburn's ~46 games this season through 12 injury absences (inactive, yellow cards). He still appeared 18 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.

Also this season

Earlier this season at GaisAllsvenskan: 12 apps, 1g 0a, 666 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Blackburn; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship18007776.33
Allsvenskanat Gais12106666.93
FA Cup1001206
League Cup100596.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

A. Henriksson is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Blackburn, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 262nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Henriksson.

Judged on this season alone, Henriksson graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 72nd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.853 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 39th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Henriksson is in his prime years, and a market index of 25.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Henriksson missed 12 games through injury (inactive, yellow cards) out of roughly 46 this season. The 18 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
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential39th of 73 central midfielders · Championship · 18 appsCurrent season72nd of 73 central midfielders · Championship · 18 apps72nd-best central midfielder in the Championship262nd in the Championship · potential39th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
56.3
Ratingi
39th of 73 central midfielders
5.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.8%
Minutes
limited game time
1.85
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

1.85
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

1.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.3, Henriksson carries the 39th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.