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PositionFull-back
NationalityUSA
Age22
Date of birth4 Dec 2003
BirthplaceJacksonville
Height178 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubPhoenix Rising
Full-back
16
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1395
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Phoenix Rising.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
USL Championship161213957.02
US Open Cup2002406.23
USL League One Cup10090

Scout report

Rising starFull-back

C. Smith is a 22-year-old full-back at Phoenix Rising, rated 34.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 272 on scout potential in the USL Championship and 2242nd of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (48.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

Judged on this season alone, Smith graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 34 of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 2.129 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 11).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 3% of the 34 full-backs in the USL Championship. At 22 Smith is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 3% full-backs · USL ChampionshipCurrent season25th of 34 full-backs · USL Championship25th-best full-back in the USL Championship6th in the USL Championship · potential1st-highest potential full-back in the USL Championship2242nd-highest potential U-23 tracked
34.5
Ratingi
1st of 34 full-backs
10.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.13
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Phoenix Rising finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

2.13
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 34.5, Smith carries the 1st-highest potential of the full-backs in the USL Championship (top 3%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.