ratings updated 21 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Mansfield Town.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 7.2 |
Scout report
R. Sweeney is a 29-year-old central defender at Mansfield Town, rated 25.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 154th of 213 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sweeney.
Judged on this season alone, Sweeney graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.929 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 43rd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 29 Sweeney is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Mansfield Town finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.5% 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 25.9, Sweeney carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.93 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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