Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leeds.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Leeds's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences (calf, hernia). He still appeared 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1046 | 6.9 |
 FA Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 221 | 7.15 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7.3 |
Scout report
S. Longstaff is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 57 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 278th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Longstaff.
Judged on this season alone, Longstaff graded 33 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 4.818 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 27th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 28 Longstaff is in his prime years, and a market index of 41 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Longstaff missed 8 games through injury (calf, hernia) out of roughly 38 this season. The 23 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 · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 57, Longstaff carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 35, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Leeds finished 14th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
