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Full nameReece Frederick James Burke
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth2 Sept 1996
BirthplaceLondon
Height189 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubCharlton
Centre-back
17
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
952
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

R. Burke is a 30-year-old central defender at Charlton, rated 33.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 221st of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (46% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.03 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burke.

Judged on this season alone, Burke graded 21 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 3.025 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 46th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Championship. At 30 Burke is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
33.7
Ratingi
46th of 54 centre-backs
20.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.03
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

17
Apps
3.03
Def. / 90
10
Tackles
15
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46% 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 33.7, Burke carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 54, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.03 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target2
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes309
Pass accuracy61%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won50
Duels won %50.5%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles10
Interceptions15
Blocks7
Fouls committed15
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.