ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
Scout report
Charlie Jay Whitaker is a 23-year-old winger at Tranmere, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 40th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (37% of available minutes). He brings 0.24 goal contributions per 90 (0.12 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Whitaker.
Judged on this season alone, Whitaker graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 18 of the 18 wingers in the League Two, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 appearances (0.235 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 10). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 34% of the 18 wingers in the League Two. At 23 Whitaker is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
1 goal in 10 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.24 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 30.5, Whitaker carries the 6th-highest potential of the wingers in the League Two of 18 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.24 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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