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PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustralia
Age29
Date of birth28 Dec 1996
Height185 cm
Shirt number#19
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers
Centre-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
601
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Western Sydney Wanderers.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
A-League10006016.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

R. Tongyik is a 29-year-old central defender at Western Sydney Wanderers, rated 9.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 142nd of 193 on scout potential in the A-League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tongyik.

Judged on this season alone, Tongyik graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League, on 1 clean sheet and 2.696 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Tongyik, 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 10, 24th of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League. At 29 Tongyik is in his prime years, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential24th of 41 centre-backs · A-League · 10 appsCurrent season41st of 41 centre-backs · A-League · 10 apps41st-best centre-back in the A-League142nd in the A-League · potential24th-highest potential centre-back in the A-League
9.7
Ratingi
24th of 41 centre-backs
4.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.7%
Minutes
limited game time
2.7
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Western Sydney Wanderers finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

2.7
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
2
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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 25.7% 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 9.7, Tongyik carries the 24th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League of 41 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.