Carl Starfelt

Starfelt's current-season form is down 32% on last season (Season 28→19), while his Rating eased 53→36. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 64).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Celta Vigo · 6th	19	0	0	6.86	36	19
2024/25	Celta Vigo · 7th	30	1	0	6.96	53	28
2023/24	Celta Vigo · 13th	34	1	0	7.03	57	27
2023/24	Celtic · 1st	1	0	0	6.7	26	0
2022/23	Celtic · 1st	28	3	1	7.22	42	37
2021/22	Celtic · 1st	34	0	1	7.18	47	64

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Sweden · international

Side	Apps	G
Sweden	19	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Starfelt is a 31-year-old central defender at Celta Vigo, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 88th of 107 on scout potential in the La Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (43.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Starfelt.

Judged on this season alone, Starfelt graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 26 of the 26 centre-backs in the La Liga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.195 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 20th of 26 of the 26 centre-backs in the La Liga. At 31 Starfelt is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential20th of 26 centre-backs · La Liga Current season17th of 26 centre-backs · La Liga 17th-best centre-back in the La Liga 88th in the La Liga · potential 20th-highest potential centre-back in the La Liga

36.1

Ratingi

20th of 26 centre-backs

19.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.2

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Celta Vigo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.2

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.5/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 43.7% 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 36.1, Starfelt carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the La Liga of 26. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 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 %43.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.195

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.121

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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 31, Starfelt sits on 10.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Starfelt's projected Rating — 36.1 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 La Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions17

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€11M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Celta VigoAug 2023 – now€ 5M

CelticJul 2021 – Aug 2023€ 5M

RubinJul 2019 – Jul 2021€ 1M

IFK GoteborgJan 2018 – Jul 2019Free

IF Brommapojkarnauntil Jan 2018

About C. Starfelt

Carl Anders Theodor Starfelt is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Celta Vigo, born on June 1, 1995 in Stockholm, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Sweden. Celta Vigo currently sit 14th of 20 in the La Liga.

This season

In the current season, C. Starfelt has made 19 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,493 minutes, averaging a 6.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 27, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Osasuna (50 minutes, 6.3 rating)

C. Starfelt's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Celta Vigo face Athletic Club at home in the La Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Starfelt at 36.1 with a Season form score of 19.2, ranking 88th of 107 centre-backs in the La Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the League Cup and the Premiership. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, C. Starfelt has totalled 319 club appearances with 11 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Celtic.

C. Starfelt's career has also included time at Celtic, Rubin, IFK Goteborg and IF Brommapojkarna.

On the international stage, C. Starfelt has represented Sweden — 19 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Celta Vigo finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points