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Full nameTimothy Emeka Iroegbunam
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth30 Jun 2003
BirthplaceBirmingham
Height183 cm
Shirt number#42
ClubEverton
Defensive midfielder
29
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1505
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Everton.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Everton's ~38 games this season through 3 injury absences (lacking match fitness, yellow cards). 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League290215056.76
League Cup2001026.4
Premier League Summer Series100126.2
Friendlies Clubs100126.2

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

T. Iroegbunam is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Everton, rated 81 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Iroegbunam.

Judged on this season alone, Iroegbunam graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 6.159 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 32). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 81, top 26% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 23 Iroegbunam is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 97.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Iroegbunam missed 3 games through injury (lacking match fitness, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 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.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 26% defensive midfielders · Premier LeagueCurrent season30th of 55 defensive midfielders · Premier League30th-best defensive midfielder in the Premier League104th in the Premier League · potential14th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premier League
81
Ratingi
14th of 55 defensive midfielders
31.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
6.16
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Everton finished 13th of 20 · a mid-table side

6.16
Def. / 90
69
Tackles
22
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

6.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 6.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.7/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 81, Iroegbunam carries the 14th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 26%). Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.