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Centre-backUSAUSL Championship

Graham Smith

Squad depthCharleston Battery · 30 yrsRotation
16.4
55.7%
Ratingi
5.3
54.3%
Seasoni
1
Valuei

based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameGraham Smith
PositionCentre-back
NationalityUSA
Age30
Date of birth25 Nov 1995
BirthplaceHighlands Ranch
Height188 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubCharleston Battery
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Centre-back

Season stats

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9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
761
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charleston Battery.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

G. Smith is a 30-year-old central defender at Charleston Battery, rated 15.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 199th of 257 on scout potential in the USL Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 47th of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the USL Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 0.828 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 5).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 43rd of 56 of the 56 centre-backs in the USL Championship. At 30 Smith is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential43rd of 56 centre-backs · USL Championship · 9 appsCurrent season47th of 56 centre-backs · USL Championship · 9 apps47th-best centre-back in the USL Championship199th in the USL Championship · potential43rd-highest potential centre-back in the USL Championship
15.8
Ratingi
43rd of 56 centre-backs
5.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.83
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Charleston Battery finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

9
Apps
0.83
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

0.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.3% 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 15.8, Smith carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the USL Championship of 56 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.