Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Brighton.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Brighton's ~38 games this season through 5 injury absences (international duty, injured doubtful). He still appeared 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1677 | 6.63 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 6.93 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6.6 |
Scout report
C. Baleba is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Brighton, rated 83.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 79th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League and 90th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (56.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baleba.
Judged on this season alone, Baleba graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.81 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 84, top 19% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 22 Baleba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 95.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baleba missed 5 games through injury (international duty, injured doubtful) out of roughly 38 this season. The 31 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 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Brighton finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side
3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.3/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 56.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 83.7, Baleba carries the 10th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League (top 19%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
