Karlan Ahearne-Grant
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Charlton.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6.7 |
Scout report
K. Ahearne-Grant is a 29-year-old central midfielder at West Brom, rated 38.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 202 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (39.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ahearne-Grant.
Judged on this season alone, Ahearne-Grant graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals, 0 assists and 1.265 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 22nd of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Ahearne-Grant is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 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. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.26 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 38.5, Ahearne-Grant carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 40, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom 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 light defensive volume (1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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