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Full namePhilip Walter Foden
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth28 May 2000
BirthplaceStockport
Height171 cm
Shirt number#47
ClubManchester City
Centre-forwardalso played FWD
33
Appearances
7
Goals
5
Assists
2119
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Manchester City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League337521197.01
UEFA Champions League7215087.19
League Cup5113026.74
FA Cup4001536.65
FIFA Club World Cup3311047.67

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentre-forward

P. Foden is a 26-year-old centre-forward at Manchester City, rated 81.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Foden.

Judged on this season alone, Foden graded 43 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 7 goals and 5 assists in 33 appearances (0.51 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 33 → 43). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 82, top 30% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 26 Foden is in his prime years, and a market index of 97.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potentialTop 30% centre-forwards · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 37% centre-forwards · Premier League16th-best centre-forward in the Premier League96th in the Premier League · potential13th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League
81.6
Ratingi
13th of 44 centre-forwards
42.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
65.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.51
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Manchester City finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

7
Goals
5
Assists
12
G+A
0.21
Goals / app

7 goals in 33 appearances (0.21 per game) for a title-challenging side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.36 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99.5/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 81.6, Foden carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League (top 30%). In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 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.