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Full nameThomas David Bayliss
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth6 Apr 1999
BirthplaceLeicester
Height183 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubLincoln
Defensive midfielder
41
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
2370
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lincoln.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One413223706.85
League Cup3001597.4
EFL Trophy3001166.8

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

T. Bayliss is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Lincoln, rated 40.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (57.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bayliss.

Judged on this season alone, Bayliss graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 3.532 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 36th of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 27 Bayliss is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/234 clubs
Current potential36th of 63 defensive midfielders · League OneCurrent season26th of 63 defensive midfielders · League One26th-best defensive midfielder in the League One215th in the League One · potential36th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League One
40.2
Ratingi
36th of 63 defensive midfielders
28.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.53
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Lincoln finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

3.53
Def. / 90
57
Tackles
23
Interceptions
11
Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.2% 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 40.2, Bayliss carries the 36th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

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