Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Injury-affected season
Missed 13 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 13 injury absences (toe, injured, inactive). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 28 | 1 | 5 | 2204 | 6.96 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 404 | 6.9 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 6.6 |
Scout report
C. Elder is a 31-year-old full-back at Derby, rated 37.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 398th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (74.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Elder.
Judged on this season alone, Elder graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.471 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 23 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 64th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 31 Elder is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Elder missed 13 games through injury (toe, injured, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th 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 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 37.9, Elder carries the 64th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
