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Full nameCharlie Richard Cresswell
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth17 Aug 2002
BirthplacePreston
Height187 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubToulouse
Centre-back
29
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
2533
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toulouse.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Toulouse's ~33 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle). He still appeared 29 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1293225336.96
UEFA U21 Championshipat England U215104807.02
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat England U21420283
Coupe de France3112456.7
Friendlies Clubs111908.2

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

C. Cresswell is a 23-year-old central defender at Toulouse, rated 81.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (97% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cresswell.

Judged on this season alone, Cresswell graded 42 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 8 clean sheets and 2.985 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 40 → 42). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 82, top 12% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 23 Cresswell is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 47.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Cresswell missed 4 games through injury (muscle) out of roughly 33 this season. The 29 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.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 12% centre-backs · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 30% centre-backs · Ligue 116th-best centre-back in the Ligue 139th in the Ligue 1 · potential6th-highest potential centre-back in the Ligue 1
81.5
Ratingi
6th of 54 centre-backs
42.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
97%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.99
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Toulouse finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.99
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
28
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 97% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 81.5, Cresswell carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.99 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.