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Full nameTyler Scott Morton
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth31 Oct 2002
BirthplaceWallasey
Height182 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubLyon
Defensive midfielder
29
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
2524
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lyon.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Lyon's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences and 1 suspension (yellow cards, groin). 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
Ligue 1292225247.14
UEFA Europa League10016377.1
Coupe de France4003297.2
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat England U21510293
UEFA U21 Championshipat England U214012056.73

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

T. Morton is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Lyon, rated 84.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 25th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (93.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morton.

Judged on this season alone, Morton graded 45 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.96 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 41 → 45). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 84, top 12% of the 51 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1. At 23 Morton is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 49 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Morton missed 3 games through injury and 1 suspension (yellow cards, groin) out of roughly 34 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 — Morton is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2025/264 clubs
Current potentialTop 12% defensive midfielders · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 38% defensive midfielders · Ligue 119th-best defensive midfielder in the Ligue 125th in the Ligue 1 · potential6th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Ligue 1
84.1
Ratingi
6th of 51 defensive midfielders
45.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
93.5%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.96
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Lyon finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

2.96
Def. / 90
48
Tackles
22
Interceptions
12
Clean sheets

2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 93.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.4/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 84.1, Morton carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Ligue 1 (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.96 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.