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Full nameEdward James Turns
PositionCentre-back
NationalityWales
Age23
Date of birth18 Oct 2002
BirthplaceBrighton
Height185 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubExeter City
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1607
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Exeter City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One230016076.78
EFL Trophy3102046.8
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Wales U2110090
FA Cup300904.6

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

E. Turns is a 23-year-old central defender at Exeter City, rated 41.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 194th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (38.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Turns.

Judged on this season alone, Turns graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 4.088 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 18). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 32% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 23 Turns is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 32% centre-backs · League OneCurrent season52nd of 88 centre-backs · League One52nd-best centre-back in the League One194th in the League One · potential28th-highest potential centre-back in the League One
41.3
Ratingi
28th of 88 centre-backs
18.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.09
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

4.09
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
35
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.3, Turns carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 32%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.09 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.