Domestic-league season · Huddersfield.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2276 | 6.91 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 6.9 |
Balker's current-season form is up 156% on last season (Season 9→23), while his Rating eased 39→37. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 32).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Huddersfield · 9th | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6.91 | 37 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Huddersfield · 10th | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 39 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Groningen · 2nd | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7.33 | 54 | 32 |
| 2022/23 | Groningen · 18th | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.86 | 66 | 28 |
| 2020/21 | Almere City FC · 4th | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7.03 | 51 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Balker is a 27-year-old full-back at Huddersfield, rated 37 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 268th of 482 in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (55% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Balker.
Judged on this season alone, Balker graded 23 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 7 clean sheets and 3.401 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 39th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 27 Balker is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 37, Balker carries the 39th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.4 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.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~23), then tapers with age. At 27, Balker sits on 22.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Balker's projected Rating — 37 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
