ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Burnley.
Scout report
K. Walker is a 36-year-old central defender at Burnley, rated 15.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 234th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Walker.
Judged on this season alone, Walker graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 1 clean sheet and 3.444 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 47th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 36 Walker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15.5, Walker carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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