R. Yates · career
Ryan James Yates
Central · Nottingham Forest · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 1 club — 198 appearances, 13 goals and 8 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Nottingham Forest — Season rating 52, 8 goals and 0 assists in 46 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at Nottingham Forest. Form has slipped 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 37 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 6 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premier League) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 33 |
| 2022/23 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 33 |
| 2019/20 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | ScunthorpeLoan | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Notts CountyLoan | 25 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | ShrewsburyLoan | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | BarrowLoan | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Premier League 2 Division Two
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa League | 12 | 697 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Premier League | 22 | 629 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 |
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
35 played13 unused sub6 injured6 not in squad· 1416 min, 2g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Fulham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Birmingham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H Fiorentina | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Al Qadsia | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Premier League | H Brentford | 3-1 | Played | 12 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 24 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 31 | Premier League | H West Ham | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 0-3 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 17 | League Cup | A Swansea | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 20 | Premier League | A Burnley | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 24 | UEFA Europa League | A Real Betis | 2-2 | Played | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 27 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 2 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Midtjylland | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 0-2 | Played | 64 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 18 | Premier League | H Chelsea | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 23 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Porto | 2-0 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 26 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 1 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 2-2 | Played | 76 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Nov 6 | UEFA Europa League | A Sturm Graz | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 9 | Premier League | H Leeds | 3-1 | Played | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 22 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 3-0 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 27 | UEFA Europa League | H Malmo FF | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 30 | Premier League | H Brighton | 0-2 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | A Wolves | 1-0 | Played | 23 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premier League | A Everton | 0-3 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 11 | UEFA Europa League | A Utrecht | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 14 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 3-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 22 | Premier League | A Fulham | 0-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 1-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Dec 30 | Premier League | H Everton | 0-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Jan 3 | Premier League | A Aston Villa | 1-3 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Jan 6 | Premier League | A West Ham | 2-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | A Wrexham | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 22 | UEFA Europa League | A SC Braga | 0-1 | Played | 83 | 5.7 | ||
| Jan 25 | Premier League | A Brentford | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 29 | UEFA Europa League | H Ferencvarosi TC | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Feb 1 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 6 | Premier League | A Leeds | 1-3 | Played | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 11 | Premier League | H Wolves | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 19 | UEFA Europa League | A Fenerbahçe | 3-0 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 22 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 26 | UEFA Europa League | H Fenerbahçe | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 1 | Premier League | A Brighton | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 4 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 2-2 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 12 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Midtjylland | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 15 | Premier League | H Fulham | 0-0 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 19 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Midtjylland | 2-1 | Played | 120 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Mar 22 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 3-0 | Played | 20 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 9 | UEFA Europa League | A FC Porto | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 12 | Premier League | H Aston Villa | 1-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Apr 16 | UEFA Europa League | H FC Porto | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 19 | Premier League | H Burnley | 4-1 | Played | 14 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Apr 24 | Premier League | A Sunderland | 5-0 | Played | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 30 | UEFA Europa League | H Aston Villa | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| May 4 | Premier League | A Chelsea | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 7 | UEFA Europa League | A Aston Villa | 0-4 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| May 10 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| May 17 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 1-1 | Played | 25 | 7.0 |