Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Injury-affected season
Missed 10 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 10 injury absences (injury, knee, unknown). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1115 | 6.95 |
 Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 6.65 |
 League Cupat Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.2 |
 FA Cupat Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.7 |
Scout report
S. Szmodics is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Derby, rated 41 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 382nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.05 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Szmodics.
Judged on this season alone, Szmodics graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 29 appearances (0.251 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 61st of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Szmodics is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Szmodics missed 10 games through injury (injury, knee, unknown) out of roughly 46 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
4 goals in 29 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 68.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.25 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.05 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 41, Szmodics carries the 61st-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.25 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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