Josh
Ruffels

Left-back · age 33 · England · 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Apps
11
Goals
1
Assists
0
Rating
6.47
2026/27

Patrick
Brough

Left-back · age 30 · United Kingdom · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.51
2026/27
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Attributes

All seasons · rated out of 99

Josh RuffelsPatrick Brough
SHO59 · 26CRE31 · 34PAS18 · 13DRI15 · 18DEF49 · 50PHY54 · 51
59Shooting26
31Creating34
18Passing13
15Dribbling18
49Defending50
54Physical51

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Josh Ruffels against League One, Patrick Brough against League Two. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · All seasons

Josh RuffelsPatrick Brough
26,234 minutes23,237 minutes
6.94Average rating6.87
0.09Goalsper 900.03
0.07Assistsper 900.06
0.57Shotsper 900.43
0.22Shots on targetper 900.14
39%Shot accuracy32%
0.06Big chances createdper 900.07
0.44Key passesper 900.55
0.12Dribbles completedper 900.15
23.2Passesper 9024.5
66%Pass accuracy64%
–Through ballsper 900.00
1.84Tackles + interceptionsper 901.86
53%Duels won56%
2.15Aerials wonper 901.91
2.07Clearancesper 902.18
0.20Blocksper 900.29
0.24Fouls wonper 900.33
0.23Dispossessedper 900.21

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Josh RuffelsPatrick Brough
Josh Ruffels
LBCBCMLM

Left-back 44% · Centre-back 38% · Central midfielder 16%

Patrick Brough
LBCBLM

Left-back 60% · Centre-back 32% · Left midfielder 8%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Josh RuffelsPatrick Brough
341League apps279
26League goals9
19League assists15
0.08Goals per game0.03
1009Minutes per goalfewer is better2582
Clean sheets a season, season by season
  1. 0
    0
    10/11
  2. 0
    1
    11/12
  3. 12/13
  4. 0
    1
    22
    13/14
  5. 10
    8
    2927
    14/15
  6. 0
    0
    121
    15/16
  7. 0
    0
    201
    16/17
  8. 10
    6
    3820
    17/18
  9. 13
    3
    4416
    18/19
  10. 15
    38
    19/20
  11. 13
    0
    4443
    20/21
  12. 3
    14
    841
    21/22
  13. 7
    12
    3341
    22/23
  14. 3
    7
    1137
    23/24
  15. 4
    1
    225
    24/25
  16. 9
    7
    2842
    25/26
  17. 3
    1
    113
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Josh RuffelsPatrick Brough
33
Age
30
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Left
Foot
Left
–
Contract to
Jun 2027
16
League seasons
13
0
League titles
0
Fee undisclosed, 2025
Last move
Free transfer, 2025

League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.