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Full nameOliver Casey
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth14 Oct 2000
BirthplaceLeeds
Height188 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubBlackpool
Full-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
810
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackpool.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100907.2

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

O. Casey is a 26-year-old full-back at Blackpool, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 33rd of 213 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Casey.

Judged on this season alone, Casey graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 12th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.111 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 42 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, top 16% of the 19 full-backs in the League One. At 26 Casey is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
38.6
Ratingi
3rd of 19 full-backs
13
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
39.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.11
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackpool finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

9
Apps
3.11
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
9
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 39.1% 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 38.6, Casey carries the 3rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 19 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots9

Passing

Assists1
Chances created2
Passes414
Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Duels won57
Duels won %58.2%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions9
Blocks7
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.