Domestic-league season · Brighton.
Missed 5 of Brighton's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (international duty, injured doubtful). He still appeared 31 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1677 | 6.63 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 6.93 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6.6 |
Baleba's current-season form is down 62% on last season (Season 50→19), while his Rating eased 91→84. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 50).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Brighton · 8th | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 84 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Brighton · 8th | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6.98 | 91 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | Brighton · 11th | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 80 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | Lille · 5th | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 70 | 4 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 5 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
C. Baleba is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Brighton, rated 83.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 80th of 376 in the Premier League and 91st of 2919 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (56.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baleba.
Judged on this season alone, Baleba graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.81 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 84, top 19% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 22 Baleba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 95.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baleba missed 5 games through injury (international duty, injured doubtful) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances.
With a Rating of 83.7, Baleba carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 19%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~100), then tapers with age. At 22, Baleba sits on 95.4, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Baleba's projected Rating — 83.7 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.
€27M total transfer fees · 1 moves
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