Calum Chambers

Chambers's current-season form is down 15% on last season (Season 34→29), while his Rating eased 44→21. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	25	2	0	7	21	29
2024/25	Cardiff · 24th	41	2	1	6.8	44	34
2023/24	Aston Villa · 4th	31	0	1	6.56	50	1
2022/23	Aston Villa · 7th	14	0	0	6.54	55	7
2021/22	Aston Villa · 14th	13	1	0	6.7	64	14
2021/22	Arsenal	3	1	0	7.43	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England	3	0
England U21	12	0
England U19	12	1
England U17	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Chambers is a 31-year-old central defender at Cardiff, rated 29.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 183rd of 213 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.28 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chambers.

Judged on this season alone, Chambers graded 29 — a strong campaign that ranks top 18% of the 64 centre-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 3.277 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 34 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 53rd of 64 of the 64 centre-backs in the League One. At 31 Chambers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

Current potential53rd of 64 centre-backs · League One Current seasonTop 18% centre-backs · League One 11th-best centre-back in the League One 183rd in the League One · potential 53rd-highest potential centre-back in the League One

29.8

Ratingi

53rd of 64 centre-backs

28.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.28

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cardiff finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.28

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.9% 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 29.8, Chambers carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 64, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cardiff finished 19th 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 moderate defensive volume (3.28 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.9%

Available fixtures39 of 46

Goals / 900.101

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.101

Defensive actions / 903.277

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %85

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.202

Foul involvement / 901.412

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 31, Chambers sits on 10, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chambers's projected Rating — 29.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target8

Shots12

Passing

Assists0

Chances created6

Passes1,377

Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success100%

Duels won90

Duels won %57%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions30

Blocks13

Fouls committed15

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€20M total transfer fees · 7 moves

CardiffJul 2024 – nowFree

Aston VillaJan 2022 – Jul 2024

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jan 2022

Fulham(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jul 2019

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2018

Middlesbrough(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

ArsenalJul 2014 – Aug 2016€ 20M

Southamptonuntil Jul 2014

About C. Chambers

Calum Chambers is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Cardiff, born on January 20, 1995 in Petersfield, standing 182 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, C. Chambers has made 25 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,785 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Chambers at 29.8 with a Season form score of 28.9, ranking 183rd of 213 centre-backs in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 19 career titles — among them the Queensland Champions Cup and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, C. Chambers has totalled 275 club appearances with 13 goals and 5 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 41 appearances for Cardiff.

C. Chambers's career has also included time at Aston Villa, Arsenal, Fulham, Middlesbrough and Southampton.

On the international stage, C. Chambers has represented England, England U21, England U19, England U17 — 30 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cardiff finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

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