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Calum Scanlon

Squad depthCardiff · 21 yrsFringe playerLoan signing

Profile

Full nameCalum Scanlon
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age21
Date of birth14 Feb 2005
BirthplaceBirmingham
Height171 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubCardiff
Full-back
10
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
285
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Cardiff.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship100806.6

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

C. Scanlon is a 21-year-old full-back at Cardiff, rated 39.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.8% 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 Scanlon.

On the season, Scanlon graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.474 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 3). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 21 Scanlon is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelStepped up 2026/27Injury-hit 2025/26
39.3
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
2.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
13.8%
Minutes
limited game time
3.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

10
Apps
3.47
Def. / 90
3
Tackles
8
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 10 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 13.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.3 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.