Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1626 | 6.77 |
 FA Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 6.63 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 6.83 |
Scout report
R. Walters is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Port Vale, rated 43.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 481 on scout potential in the League One and 534th of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (39.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walters.
Judged on this season alone, Walters graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.044 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 14).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 30th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 20 Walters is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Walters is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 43.1, Walters carries the 30th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 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.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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