ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crawley Town.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.3 |
Scout report
C. Barker is a 23-year-old central defender at Crawley Town, rated 27.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barker.
Judged on this season alone, Barker graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two, on 0 clean sheets and 3.187 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, top 15% of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two. At 23 Barker is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Crawley Town finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.6, Barker carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 55 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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