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Full nameRyan Lee Nelson
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth14 Oct 1997
BirthplaceDurham
Shirt number#8
ClubRaufoss
Attacking midfielder
12
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
956
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Raufoss.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Division12319567.23

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

R. Nelson is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Raufoss, rated 21.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 161 on scout potential in the 1. Division. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nelson.

Judged on this season alone, Nelson graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 23 of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 12 appearances (0.377 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 14). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 19th of 23 of the 23 attacking midfielders in the 1. Division. At 28 Nelson is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Nelson is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potential19th of 23 attacking midfielders · 1. Division · 12 appsCurrent season13th of 23 attacking midfielders · 1. Division · 12 apps13th-best attacking midfielder in the 1. Division119th in the 1. Division · potential19th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 1. Division
21.4
Ratingi
19th of 23 attacking midfielders
14.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.38
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Raufoss finished 13th of 16 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.25
Goals / app

3 goals in 12 appearances (0.25 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.38 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.7 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 21.4, Nelson carries the 19th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 1. Division of 23 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.38 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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