William Fish

Fish's current-season form is up 182% on last season (Season 11→31), while his Rating eased 59→49. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	38	1	0	7.05	49	31
2024/25	Cardiff · 24th	38	0	0	6.85	59	11
2023/24	HibernianLoan · 3rd	34	1	1	7.09	52	37
2022/23	HibernianLoan · 5th	21	3	0	7.04	46	21
2021/22	Stockport CountyLoan	2	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Rising starCentral defender

W. Fish is a 23-year-old central defender at Cardiff, rated 48.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 12th of 109 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fish.

Judged on this season alone, Fish graded 31 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 25 centre-backs in the League One, on 11 clean sheets and 2.718 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 31). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, top 8% of the 25 centre-backs in the League One. At 23 Fish is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

Current potentialTop 8% centre-backs · League One Current seasonTop 4% centre-backs · League One 1st-best centre-back in the League One 12th in the League One · potential 2nd-highest potential centre-back in the League One

48.6

Ratingi

2nd of 25 centre-backs

31.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

64%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.72

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.72

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 38 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 64% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.6, Fish carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 8%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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 %64%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.034

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.034

Defensive actions / 902.718

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.136

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 ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 23, Fish sits on 11.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Fish's projected Rating — 48.6 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions26

Blocks33

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Manchester United(back from loan)Jul 2024 – now

Hibernianuntil Jul 2024

Manchester United(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Hibernian(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2023

Hibernian(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

Manchester United(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Sept 2022

Stockport County(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jan 2022

Manchester Uniteduntil Jul 2021

About W. Fish

William Thomas Fish is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for Cardiff, born on February 17, 2003, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, W. Fish has made 38 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,649 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates W. Fish at 48.6 with a Season form score of 31.3, ranking 12th of 109 centre-backs in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, W. Fish has totalled 186 club appearances with 8 goals and 1 assist for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Cardiff.

W. Fish's career has also included time at Manchester United, Hibernian and Stockport County.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points