Player dossier
Premiership · 2025/2026
Leighton Clarkson
Leighton Clarkson- Team
- Aberdeen
- Role
- Defensive midfielder
- Nationality
- England
- Date of birth
- 19 Oct 2001 (age 24)
- Shirt number
- 10
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2025/2026
Season snapshot
13 appearances · 448 minutesDeveloping sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 13
- Starts
- 3
- Minutes
- 448
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 2
- Red cards
- Not available
8 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 12 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.68
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
56.3/ 100
Above average for their role
Early-season estimate · 13 appearances · 448 minutes as defensive midfielder
Ball Security Score
55.4/ 100
Above average for their role
Compared with defensive midfielders (47)
Defensive Activity Score
54.3/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Compared with defensive midfielders (47)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 20%
- 34.0
- Passingweight 25%
- 74.1
- Creationweight 10%
- 97.9
- Defensiveweight 30%
- 44.2
- Ball retentionweight 15%
- 52.8
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
Creative Midfielder
Strong matchCentral creator: chances, key passes and passing into the final third.
Why this style
- Chances created per 9099th
- Key passes per 9098th
- Big chances created per 9095th
Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to defensive midfielder are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 74.1 |
| Ball retention | 52.8 |
| Defensive | 44.2 |
| Duel | 34.0 |
| Creation | 97.9 |
| Dribbling | 30.4 |
| Shooting | 64.8 |
Dashed ring marks the defensive midfielder median (50th percentile) across 47 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Defensive midfielder players in this season47 in reference group
- Passing74.1pctl
- Ball retention52.8pctl
- Defensive44.2pctl
- Duel34.0pctl
- Creation97.9pctl
- Dribbling30.4pctl
- Shooting64.8pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Casper WintherSimilar style84 / 100
Central midfielder · Superliga 2026/2027 · Creative Midfielder
Similar in ball security, chance creation, attacking involvement. Different in dribbling, defensive duels.
- Justin JanssenSimilar style80 / 100
Nordsjælland · Central midfielder · Superliga 2026/2027
Similar in dribbling, passing, attacking involvement. Different in defensive duels, chance creation.
- Dylan TaitSimilar style76 / 100
Dundee United · Central midfielder · Premiership 2026/2027
Similar in ball security, attacking involvement, shooting. Different in chance creation, defensive activity.
Show 2 more similar players
- Nicklas Røjkjær Some style similarities73 / 100
Nordsjælland · Central midfielder · Superliga 2026/2027 · Creative Midfielder
Similar in defensive duels, shooting, attacking involvement. Different in passing, chance creation.
- Justin JanssenSome style similarities72 / 100
Nordsjælland · Defensive midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026 · Possession Midfielder
Similar in dribbling, defensive duels, passing. Different in aerial play, ball security.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Steady form
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 64.3 vs earlier 60.5 (+3.9).57.7/ 100
Development
No clear upward trend
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes −19 · Starts −17pp50.8/ 100
Decline
No clear decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.5 scored matches49.2/ 100
Opposition strength
Around average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.13 rated opponents54.0/ 100
Efficiency
Too few recorded actions to score
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 60%Insufficient sample
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Difference: −1.14 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 81.4% |
| Dribble success rate | 42.9% |
| Duel win rate | 48.9% |
| Aerial duel win rate | Not available |
| Tackle success rate | Not available |
| Shot on target rate | 25.0% |
| Long ball accuracy | 48.9% |
Leighton Clarkson · 0–100% scale
Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.