Cian Ashford

Ashford's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 52. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cardiff · 12th	2	1	0	7.25	52	24
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	36	4	3	6.79	52	24
2024/25	Cardiff · 24th	37	2	3	6.79	66	20
2023/24	Cardiff · 12th	5	1	1	6.8	64	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	1	0
Wales U21	4	2

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

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

Cian Ashford is a 21-year-old winger at Cardiff, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (52.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.29 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ashford.

On the season, Ashford graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances (0.289 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 21 Ashford is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Ashford is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

50.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

18.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.29

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

4 goals in 36 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.19 per appearance).

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.29 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 50.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.29 goal contributions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.165

Assists / 900.124

Goal contribution / 900.289

Defensive actions / 901.404

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 21, Ashford sits on 10.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Ashford's projected Rating — 50.8 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 wingers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

About Cian Ashford

Cian Ashford is a 21-year-old winger who plays for Cardiff, born on September 24, 2004, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Wales.

This season

In the current season, Cian Ashford has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 139 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Cian Ashford at 50.8 with a Season form score of 18.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Cian Ashford has totalled 84 club appearances with 8 goals and 7 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Cardiff.

On the international stage, Cian Ashford has represented Wales and Wales U21 — 5 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.