Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | 6.92 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 7.45 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Scout report
W. Vaulks is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Oxford United, rated 24.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 456th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (47.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vaulks.
Judged on this season alone, Vaulks graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.662 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 58th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 32 Vaulks is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.6, Vaulks carries the 58th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — 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 (3.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
