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Paul Coutts
Midfield - Central Midfield ·Inverurie Loco Works FC ·Scotland

Paul Coutts

Age38 BornJul 22, 1988 Height1.84 m FootRight At Inverurie Loco Works1,125 days
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Market value -
Central Midfield Midfield

At a glance

Inverurie Loco Works hub
Career snapshot
9Clubs played for
08/09Debut season
0.03Goals per match
Sheffield UnitedTop club · 136 apps
Career highs
€750kPeak value · 2013
€190kTop transfer fee · 12/13
4Best season · 16/17
6 / 0Caps / int'l goals
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Everyone born Jul 22, 1988
519Appearances
16Goals
47Assists
89Yellow cards
2Red cards
139Full matches (90′)
Full namePaul Coutts
Name in home countryPaul Alexander Coutts
Date of birth1988-07-22 (38 yrs)
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height184.00 m
Current clubInverurie Loco Works FC
Joined2023-08-06
Contract expires-
AgentCAA Stellar
Jul 2025
25/26 - Inverurie Loco Works FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 - Inverurie Loco Works FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2023
Transfer: Bristol Rovers → Inverurie Locos
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 - Inverurie Loco Works FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 - Bristol Rovers
25 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 - Bristol Rovers
43 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Fleetwood → Bristol Rovers
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Transfer: Salford → Fleetwood
20/21 · Return from loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Fleetwood → Salford
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 - Fleetwood Town, Salford City
47 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Fleetwood
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 - Fleetwood Town
39 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 - Sheffield United
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 - Sheffield United
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 - Sheffield United
47 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 - Sheffield United
36 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Derby → Sheff Utd
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 - Derby County, Sheffield United, Derby County U21
34 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
48 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 - Derby County
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Preston → Derby
12/13 · Transfer · €190k
Jul 2012
12/13 - Derby County
47 matches · 3 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 - Preston North End
46 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 - Preston North End
27 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2010
Transfer: Peterborough → Preston
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 - Preston North End, Peterborough United
32 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 - Peterborough United
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Cove Rangers → Peterborough
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: Aberdeen FC U17 → Cove Rangers
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,509 min
Minutes played by club
Inverurie Loco Works FC 0.0%
Bristol Rovers 3.1%
Fleetwood Town 20.9%
Salford City 0.0%
Sheffield United 28.0%
Derby County 10.3%
Derby County U21 0.0%
Preston North End 37.8%
Peterborough United 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Inverurie Loco Works FC 3 23/24 25/26 13 0 0 0
Bristol Rovers 2 21/22 22/23 68 1 5 382
Fleetwood Town 2 19/20 20/21 67 2 6 2,610
Salford City 1 20/21 20/21 19 0 0 0
Sheffield United 5 14/15 18/19 136 5 16 3,503
Derby County 3 12/13 14/15 67 3 11 1,283
Derby County U21 1 14/15 14/15 3 0 1 0
Preston North End 3 09/10 11/12 86 5 8 4,731
Peterborough United 2 08/09 09/10 60 0 0 0

Career trajectory, goals, assists & market value

4€188K7€375K11€563K14€750K09/10 - 1 goals (Preston North End)09/10 - 1 assists209/1010/11 - 2 goals (Preston North End)10/11 - 4 assists610/1111/12 - 2 goals (Preston North End)11/12 - 3 assists511/1212/13 - 3 goals (Derby County)12/13 - 11 assists1412/1313/1414/15 - 4 assists414/1515/16 - 5 assists515/1616/17 - 4 goals (Sheffield United)16/17 - 8 assists1216/1717/18 - 1 goals (Sheffield United)117/1818/1919/20 - 2 goals (Fleetwood Town)19/20 - 3 assists519/2020/21 - 3 assists320/2121/22 - 1 goals (Bristol Rovers)21/22 - 1 assists221/2222/23 - 4 assists422/2323/2409/10 - €400K13/14 - €750K14/15 - €600K15/16 - €500K16/17 - €450K17/18 - €450K18/19 - €400K19/20 - €350K20/21 - €300K22/23 - €150K23/24 - €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 111112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 5515/1616/17: 8816/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Highland League Inverurie Loco Works FC 8 0 0 1 0 0
24/25 SFA Cup Inverurie Loco Works FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Highland League Inverurie Loco Works FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Trophy Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 League One Bristol Rovers 22 0 3 6 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Bristol Rovers 4 1 0 1 0 382
21/22 League Two Bristol Rovers 39 0 1 9 2 0
20/21 EFL Cup Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Fleetwood Town 4 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Fleetwood Town 20 0 2 2 0 0
20/21 League Two Salford City 19 0 0 3 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Fleetwood Town 1 1 1 0 0 90
19/20 FA Cup Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Fleetwood Town 32 1 2 7 0 2,520
19/20 League One Play-Offs Fleetwood Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Sheffield United 13 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Championship Sheffield United 16 1 0 6 0 1,395
17/18 EFL Cup Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Sheffield United 2 1 0 0 0 152
16/17 FA Cup Sheffield United 2 1 1 0 0 162
16/17 League One Sheffield United 43 2 7 9 0 1,794
15/16 FA Cup Sheffield United 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Sheffield United 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Sheffield United 32 0 5 5 0 0
14/15 Championship Derby County 7 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Sheffield United 20 0 3 3 0 0
14/15 League One Play-Offs Sheffield United 2 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 U21 PL Derby County U21 3 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Derby County 8 0 0 3 0 0
13/14 League Cup Derby County 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Derby County 44 3 10 7 0 1,283
12/13 FA Cup Derby County 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Derby County 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 League One Preston North End 41 2 3 13 0 1,840
10/11 Championship Preston North End 23 1 4 4 0 1,514
10/11 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Preston North End 3 1 0 0 0 245
09/10 Championship Preston North End 13 1 1 1 0 1,132
09/10 Championship Peterborough United 16 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Peterborough United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Peterborough United 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Peterborough United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Peterborough United 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Peterborough United 37 0 0 4 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 Aberdeen FC U17 Cove Rangers Transfer 0 -
08/09 2008-07-01 Cove Rangers Peterborough Transfer 0 -
09/10 2010-02-01 Peterborough Preston Transfer 400000 -
12/13 2012-07-14 Preston Derby Transfer 400000 €190k
14/15 2015-01-23 Derby Sheff Utd Transfer 600000 -
19/20 2019-07-03 Sheff Utd Fleetwood Transfer 350000 -
20/21 2021-01-21 Fleetwood Salford Loan 300000 -
20/21 2021-05-31 Salford Fleetwood Return from loan 300000 -
21/22 2021-07-01 Fleetwood Bristol Rovers Transfer 300000 -
23/24 2023-08-06 Bristol Rovers Inverurie Locos Transfer 75000 -
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Knee surgery 2013-09-24 2014-05-31 250 48
14/15 Hip problems 2014-07-08 2014-10-14 99 16
Current€100k
Peak€750k
Low-
Δ since start+€50k
-€188k€375k€563k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 -
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16868 - 6 0 - - former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Kieron Freeman 2 0 0
Billy Sharp 2 4 0
John Fleck 2 0 0
Conor Sammon 1 3 0
George Boyd 2 0 0
Danny Andrew 2 1 0
Aaron Collins 2 1 0
James Belshaw 2 0 0
Wes Burns 2 0 0
Paddy Madden 2 0 0
Ched Evans 2 1 0
Sam Finley 2 0 0
Antony Evans 2 0 0
Danny Mayor 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
12/13 Championship Derby County 3 44
11/12 League One Preston North End 2 41
16/17 League One Sheffield United 2 43

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Championship Derby County 10 44
16/17 League One Sheffield United 7 43
15/16 League One Sheffield United 5 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 Salford Fleetwood Return from loan - €300k
20/21 2021-01-21 Fleetwood Salford Loan - €300k

Teams faced most often by Paul Coutts's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals, see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Scunthorpe United 33 11 11 11 56 51 +5 33%
Nottingham Forest 32 9 13 10 36 38 -2 28%
Ipswich Town 31 10 5 16 29 35 -6 32%
Bristol City 30 12 8 10 50 50 0 40%
Sheffield Wednesday 30 10 10 10 44 45 -1 33%
Cardiff City 30 7 9 14 35 46 -11 23%
Barnsley FC 30 9 12 9 44 36 +8 30%
Reading FC 29 11 5 13 43 47 -4 38%
Millwall FC 28 8 8 12 26 33 -7 29%
Coventry City 28 12 7 9 36 31 +5 43%
Doncaster Rovers 28 7 10 11 30 40 -10 25%
Milton Keynes Dons 27 10 9 8 28 28 0 37%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
08/09 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 8 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 25 0 6 0 0 0
21/22 43 382 10 0 2 2.83
20/21 47 0 5 0 0 0
19/20 39 2,610 7 0 0 0.24
18/19 14 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 17 1,395 6 0 0 0.39
16/17 47 2,108 9 0 0 0.38
15/16 36 0 5 0 0 0
14/15 34 0 4 0 0 0
13/14 11 0 3 0 0 0
12/13 47 1,283 7 0 0 0.49
11/12 46 1,840 14 0 0 0.68
10/11 27 1,759 4 0 0 0.2
09/10 32 1,132 3 1 0 0.32
08/09 41 0 4 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
140 apps
6 G
15 A
League One
247 apps
5 G
25 A
FL Trophy
13 apps
2 G
3 A
FA Cup
24 apps
2 G
2 A
League Cup
17 apps
1 G
0 A
League Two
58 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 PL
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Highland League
12 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Paul Coutts?

Paul Coutts is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Inverurie Loco Works FC.

How old is Paul Coutts?

Paul Coutts is 38 years old. He was born on July 22, 1988 in Aberdeen.

What position does Paul Coutts play?

Paul Coutts plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Paul Coutts play for?

Paul Coutts currently plays for Inverurie Loco Works FC.

How many career goals has Paul Coutts scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul Coutts has scored 16 goals in 519 appearances.