Cheyenne Dunkley

Dunkley's current-season form is up 263% on last season (Season 8→29), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Chesterfield · 6th	28	1	1	6.81	10	29
2024/25	Chesterfield · 7th	9	1	0	7.09	11	8
2023/24	Shrewsbury · 19th	45	4	0	6.95	27	31
2022/23	Shrewsbury · 12th	46	5	3	6.96	33	30
2021/22	Sheffield Wednesday · 4th	21	2	0	6.89	28	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Dunkley is a 34-year-old central defender at Chesterfield, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 9% of League Two centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.7, ranking 233rd of 254 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (96.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.18 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dunkley.

Judged on this season alone, Dunkley graded 29 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two, on 8 clean sheets and 2.182 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 50th of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two. At 34 Dunkley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Dunkley is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential50th of 55 centre-backs · League Two Current seasonTop 10% centre-backs · League Two 5th-best centre-back in the League Two 233rd in the League Two · potential 50th-highest potential centre-back in the League Two

13.7

Ratingi

50th of 55 centre-backs

28.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

96.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.18

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Chesterfield finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.18

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.7, Dunkley carries the 50th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.18 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %96.5%

Available fixtures28 of 12

Goals / 900.037

Assists / 900.037

Goal contribution / 900.074

Defensive actions / 902.182

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %18.8

Pass accuracy %79

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.222

Foul involvement / 902.182

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 34, Dunkley sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dunkley's projected Rating — 13.7 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots16

Passing

Assists1

Chances created5

Passes945

Pass accuracy79%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won218

Duels won %64.5%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions24

Blocks17

Fouls committed40

Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

SSolihull Moors(on loan)Sept 2026 – now

ChesterfieldJun 2024 – Sept 2026Free

ShrewsburyJul 2022 – Jun 2024Free

Sheffield WednesdayAug 2020 – Jul 2022

WiganJul 2017 – Aug 2020Free

Oxford United(on loan)Nov 2014 – Jul 2017

KKidderminster Harriersuntil Nov 2014

About C. Dunkley

Cheyenne Dunkley is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Chesterfield, born on February 13, 1992 in Wolverhampton, standing 188 cm tall. He is from England. Chesterfield currently sit 9th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, C. Dunkley has made 28 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 2,433 minutes, with 6 yellow cards.

C. Dunkley's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Chesterfield face Newport County away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Dunkley at 13.7 with a Season form score of 28.9, ranking 233rd of 254 centre-backs in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, C. Dunkley has totalled 432 club appearances with 45 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 46 appearances for Shrewsbury.

C. Dunkley's career has also included time at SSolihull Moors, Shrewsbury, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan, Oxford United and KKidderminster Harriers.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Chesterfield finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points