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Full nameCarlton John Morris
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth16 Dec 1995
BirthplaceCambridge
Height185 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubDerby
Centre-forwardalso played MID
31
Appearances
12
Goals
2
Assists
2129
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Derby.

Injury-affected season

Missed 15 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 15 injury absences (ankle, injury). 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.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship3112221297.02

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

C. Morris is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Derby, enjoying a standout season — 12 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 53, top 5% of Championship centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.2, ranking 356th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (76.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Morris.

Judged on this season alone, Morris graded 53 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 12 goals and 2 assists in 31 appearances (0.592 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 32 → 53). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 51st of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 30 Morris is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Morris missed 15 games through injury (ankle, injury) out of roughly 46 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.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potential51st of 66 centre-forwards · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 5% centre-forwards · Championship3rd-best centre-forward in the Championship356th in the Championship · potential51st-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship
44.2
Ratingi
51st of 66 centre-forwards
53.3
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
76.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.59
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

12
Goals
2
Assists
14
G+A
0.39
Goals / app

12 goals in 31 appearances (0.39 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (8th of 24). Add 2 assists for 14 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.2, Morris carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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