based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Derby — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 1a, 135 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Lincoln; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — |
Scout report
C. Elder is a 31-year-old full-back at Derby, rated 33.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 171 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (53.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elder.
Judged on this season alone, Elder graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 19 full-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.471 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 15th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the Championship. At 31 Elder is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) 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 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 53.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 33.5, Elder carries the 15th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 19. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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