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Full nameSamuel Charles Braybrooke
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth12 Mar 2004
Shirt number#36
ClubLeicester
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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9
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
679
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leicester.

Also this season

On loan at Newport County — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 1a, 270 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leicester; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100996.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

S. Braybrooke is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Leicester, rated 44.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 114th of 213 on scout potential in the League One and 1170th of 1729 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Braybrooke.

Judged on this season alone, Braybrooke graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.253 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 12). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 23rd of 42 of the 42 central midfielders in the League One. At 22 Braybrooke is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending downStepped up 2026/27
Current potential23rd of 42 central midfielders · League One · 9 appsCurrent season30th of 42 central midfielders · League One · 9 apps30th-best central midfielder in the League One114th in the League One · potential23rd-highest potential central midfielder in the League One1170th-highest potential U-23 tracked
44.9
Ratingi
23rd of 42 central midfielders
11.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2.25
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leicester finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

9
Apps
2.25
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
2
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.8% 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 44.9, Braybrooke carries the 23rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 42 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target7
Shots14

Passing

Assists1
Chances created16
Passes347
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success70%
Duels won30
Duels won %50.8%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions2
Blocks5
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.