Field Insider
30.6
1.6%
Ratingi
7.5
38.9%
Seasoni
2.8
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age20
Date of birth28 Nov 2005
Shirt number#32
ClubFleetwood Town
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Centre-back

Season stats

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17
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1374
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fleetwood Town.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Kayden Hughes is a 20-year-old central defender at Fleetwood Town, rated 30.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 134 on scout potential in the League Two and 541st of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hughes.

Judged on this season alone, Hughes graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two, on 3 clean sheets and 2.293 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 8).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 37% of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two. At 20 Hughes is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Hughes is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 37% centre-backs · League TwoCurrent season26th of 33 centre-backs · League Two26th-best centre-back in the League Two41st in the League Two · potential12th-highest potential centre-back in the League Two541st-highest potential U-21 tracked
30.6
Ratingi
12th of 33 centre-backs
7.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.2%
Minutes
limited game time
2.29
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fleetwood Town finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

17
Apps
2.29
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.2% 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 30.6, Hughes carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two (top 37%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions12
Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.