C. Smalling

Smalling's current-season form is down 34% on last season (Season 38→25), while his Rating climbed 20→22. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Al-Fayha · 10th	34	3	1	6.76	22	25
2024/25	Al-Fayha · 13th	31	1	0	6.87	20	38
2023/24	AS Roma · 6th	8	0	0	6.69	16	4
2022/23	AS Roma · 6th	32	3	1	7.12	39	50
2021/22	AS Roma · 6th	27	3	0	6.97	40	43
2020/21	AS Roma · 7th	16	0	1	6.86	38	21

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

C. Smalling is a 36-year-old central defender at Al-Fayha, rated 22 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 300 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (97.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smalling.

Judged on this season alone, Smalling graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 55 centre-backs in the Pro League, on 7 clean sheets and 2.287 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 41st of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the Pro League. At 36 Smalling is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.4 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: 2024/25

Current potential41st of 55 centre-backs · Pro League Current seasonTop 28% centre-backs · Pro League15th-best centre-back in the Pro League240th in the Pro League · potential41st-highest potential centre-back in the Pro League

Ratingi

41st of 55 centre-backs

24.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

97.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.29

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.29

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 97.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 36, 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 22, Smalling carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Pro League of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 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 %97.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.03

Goal contribution / 900.12

Defensive actions / 902.287

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %54.5

Pass accuracy %89

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.03

Foul involvement / 901.053

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 36, Smalling sits on 5.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smalling's projected Rating — 22 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.