Rio Cardines

Following his move to Bristol City, Cardines's current-season form is level with last season (Season 0→0), while his Rating held around 69. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 0).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bristol CityLoan · 19th	2	1	6.95	69	0
2025/26	Crystal Palace · 15th	1	0	6.9	69	0
2024/25	Crystal Palace	5	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

Rio Cardines is a 20-year-old full-back at Crystal Palace, rated 68.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardines.

On the season, Cardines graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 0 → 0).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69. At 20 Cardines is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 70.1 reflects that trajectory.

68.7

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

0.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

2.6%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

Def. / 90

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 2.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 68.7 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %2.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 20 (~70), then tapers with age. At 20, Cardines sits on 70.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Cardines's projected Rating — 68.7 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.

Transfer history

Bristol City(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

Crystal Palaceuntil Aug 2026

About Rio Cardines

Rio Cardines is a 20-year-old full-back who plays for Bristol City, born on July 1, 2006 in Stevenage, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Bristol City currently sit 19th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, Rio Cardines has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 124 minutes.

Rio Cardines's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Bristol City face Portsmouth at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Rio Cardines at 68.7 with a Season form score of 0.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the Premier League International Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, Rio Cardines has totalled 33 club appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 15 appearances for Crystal Palace U18.

Rio Cardines's career has also included time at Crystal Palace.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.