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Full namePierce Charles
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityNorthern Ireland
Age21
Date of birth21 Jul 2005
BirthplaceManchester
Shirt number#1
ClubSheffield Wednesday
Goalkeeper
19
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
11%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1717
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.

Injury-affected season

Missed 23 of Sheffield Wednesday's ~46 games this season through 23 injury absences (shoulder, injury). He still appeared 19 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Championship1917177.12
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Northern Ireland U213270
League Cup19010
FA Cup1608.2

Scout report

Rising assetGoalkeeper

P. Charles is a 21-year-old goalkeeper at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 67.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 87th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship and 397th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been an ever-present this season (82.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Charles.

Judged on this season alone, Charles graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 39th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, top 21% of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 21 Charles is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Charles missed 23 games through injury (shoulder, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 19 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 21% goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent season39th of 44 goalkeepers · Championship39th-best goalkeeper in the Championship87th in the Championship · potential9th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship397th-highest potential U-23 tracked
67.3
Ratingi
9th of 44 goalkeepers
3.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

19
Apps
2
Clean sheets
11%
CS rate
82.9%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 19 appearances (11% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (24th of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.3, Charles carries the 9th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship (top 21%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.