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Full nameBenjamin Craig Old
PositionFull-back
NationalityNew Zealand
Age23
Date of birth13 Aug 2002
BirthplaceAuckland
Height173 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubSaint Etienne
Full-backalso played DEF · FWD
30
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1905
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Saint Etienne.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 2301219056.65
Coupe de France100906.2
Ligue 1100907.3

Scout report

Key starterFull-back

B. Old is a 23-year-old full-back at Saint Etienne, rated 62.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Old.

Judged on this season alone, Old graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2, on 8 clean sheets and 2.976 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 36).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 17% of the 53 full-backs in the Ligue 2. At 23 Old is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 23.4 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Old is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky
Current potentialTop 17% full-backs · Ligue 2Current seasonTop 25% full-backs · Ligue 213th-best full-back in the Ligue 241st in the Ligue 2 · potential9th-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 2
62.5
Ratingi
9th of 53 full-backs
35.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
64.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.98
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Saint Etienne finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

2.98
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
26
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.1% 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 62.5, Old carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 2 (top 17%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.98 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.