Christian Walton - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameChristian Timothy Walton

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age30

Date of birth9 Nov 1995

BirthplaceTruro

Height195 cm

Shirt number#28

ClubIpswich

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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37

Appearances

14

Clean sheets

38%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

3306

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ipswich.

Career

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League One×2

Walton's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→42), while his Rating eased 46→44. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 70).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Ipswich · 2nd	37	14	38%	6.89	44	42
2024/25	Ipswich · 19th	7	0	0%	6.66	46	0
2023/24	Ipswich · 2nd	1	0	0%	—	42	0
2022/23	Ipswich · 2nd	46	23	50%	6.86	49	70
2021/22	IpswichLoan · 11th	14	5	36%	6.94	40	12

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	1	0
England U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

C. Walton is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Ipswich, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walton.

On the season, Walton graded 42 for current form (age-blind), on 14 clean sheets across 37 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 42). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44. At 30 Walton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16 reflects that trajectory.

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: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Streaky

43.5

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

41.6

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

79.9%

Minutes

a regular starter

0

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

37

Apps

14

Clean sheets

38%

CS rate

79.9%

Minutes

14 clean sheets in 37 appearances (38% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 43.5 overall — developing / rotation level. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.109

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 (~83), then tapers with age. At 30, Walton sits on 16, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Walton's projected Rating — 43.5 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 goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Brighton(back from loan)Jan 2022 – now

Ipswich(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jan 2022

Brighton(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

Blackburn(on loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Jul 2019

Wigan(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Wigan(on loan)Nov 2017 – Jul 2018

Brighton(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Nov 2017

Luton(on loan)until Jan 2017

SSouthend(on loan)Apr 2017 – Jan 2017

BBury(on loan)Jul 2015 – Apr 2017

BrightonJul 2013 – Jul 2015

Plymouthuntil Jul 2013

Transfer history

About C. Walton

Christian Timothy Walton is a 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Ipswich, born on November 9, 1995 in Truro, standing 195 cm tall. He is from England. Ipswich currently sit 8th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, C. Walton has made 37 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 3,306 minutes, averaging a 8.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Leicester (90 minutes, 8.9 rating)

C. Walton's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ipswich face Manchester United away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Walton at 43.5 with a Season form score of 41.6. 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 12 recorded seasons, C. Walton has totalled 237 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 46 appearances for Blackburn.