Barron's current-season form is up 19% on last season (Season 16→19), while his Rating eased 49→47. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rangers	2	0	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	Rangers · 2nd	27	0	2	6.92	47	19
2024/25	Rangers · 2nd	33	0	0	6.9	49	16
2023/24	Aberdeen · 3rd	29	1	3	6.9	50	28
2022/23	Aberdeen · 2nd	17	1	2	6.76	47	16

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

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	1	0
Scotland U21	10	0
Scotland U17	6	0

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

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Defensive midfielder

C. Barron is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Middlesbrough, rated 49.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 152nd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (62% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barron.

Judged on this season alone, Barron graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.061 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 11th of 24 of the 24 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Barron is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent

Current potential11th of 24 defensive midfielders · Championship Current seasonTop 17% defensive midfielders · Championship 4th-best defensive midfielder in the Championship 152nd in the Championship · potential 11th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Championship

49.2

Ratingi

11th of 24 defensive midfielders

27.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.06

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.06

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 49.2, Barron carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 24. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.06 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 %62%

Available fixtures27 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.119

Goal contribution / 900.119

Defensive actions / 904.061

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %41.7

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %78.3

Cards / 900.299

Foul involvement / 902.568

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 24, Barron sits on 22.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Barron's projected Rating — 49.2 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 defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target5

Shots12

Passing

Assists2

Chances created29

Passes846

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles18

Dribble success78.3%

Duels won92

Duels won %54.8%

Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles49

Interceptions16

Blocks3

Fouls committed30

Penalties conceded2—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Middlesbrough(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

RangersJun 2024 – Aug 2026Free

Aberdeen(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jun 2024

KKelty Hearts(on loan)until Jan 2022

BBrechin(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jan 2022

Aberdeenuntil Sept 2020

About C. Barron

Connor Clark Barron is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Middlesbrough, born on August 29, 2002 in Kintore, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Middlesbrough currently sit 3rd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, C. Barron has made 27 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 1,507 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 5 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 27, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FK Jablonec (75 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 20, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FK Jablonec (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)

C. Barron's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Middlesbrough face Charlton at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Barron at 49.2 with a Season form score of 27.1, ranking 152nd of 272 defensive midfielders in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, C. Barron has totalled 147 club appearances with 4 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 33 appearances for Rangers.

C. Barron's career has also included time at Rangers, Aberdeen, KKelty Hearts and BBrechin.

On the international stage, C. Barron has represented Scotland, Scotland U21, Scotland U17 — 17 caps in our records.

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Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

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