Charlie Barker

Barker's current-season form is level with last season (Season 35→35), while his Rating held around 34. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Crawley Town · 15th	2	0	0	6.6	34	35
2025/26	Crawley Town · 22nd	43	1	2	6.92	34	35
2024/25	Crawley Town · 21st	45	1	1	6.97	48	26
2023/24	Wealdstone	43	2	0	—	—	—
2022/23	WealdstoneLoan	29	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Charlton	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Hemel Hempstead TownLoan	7	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

C. Barker is a 23-year-old central defender at Crawley Town, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 2 assists in 43 appearances, a Season grade of 35. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.5. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present (90.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barker.

On the season, Barker graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 11 clean sheets and 3.687 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 23 Barker is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Barker is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

33.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

34.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

90.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.69

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Crawley Town finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 43 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 90.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 33.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %90.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.024

Assists / 900.048

Goal contribution / 900.072

Defensive actions / 903.687

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.265

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 23, Barker sits on 6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Barker's projected Rating — 33.5 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 League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles54

Interceptions59

Blocks40

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards0

Transfer history

Crawley TownJun 2024 – now

WWealdstoneuntil Jun 2024

Charlton(back from loan)Jun 2023 – Jun 2024

HHemel Hempstead Townuntil Jun 2023

WWealdstoneJul 2023 – Jun 2023Free

WWealdstone(on loan)Oct 2022 – Jul 2023

HHemel Hempstead Town(on loan)Sept 2022 – Oct 2022

Charlton(back from loan)Oct 2021 – Sept 2022

WWealdstone(on loan)Sept 2021 – Oct 2021

Charltonuntil Sept 2021

About C. Barker

Charlie Mel Barker is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for Crawley Town, born on February 12, 2003 in Rotherham, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Crawley Town currently sit 15th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, C. Barker has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

C. Barker's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Crawley Town face Bristol Rovers at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Barker at 33.5 with a Season form score of 34.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, C. Barker has totalled 181 club appearances with 4 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 45 appearances for Crawley Town.

C. Barker's career has also included time at WWealdstone, Charlton and HHemel Hempstead Town.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.