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Full nameHayden James Carter
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth17 Dec 1999
BirthplaceStockport
Height188 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubBlackburn
Centre-back
10
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
791
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackburn.

Injury-affected season

Missed 28 of Blackburn's ~46 games this season through 28 injury absences (injury, inactive, hamstring). He still appeared 10 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
Championship10207916.98

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

H. Carter is a 26-year-old central defender at Blackburn, rated 54.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 275th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (38.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Carter.

Judged on this season alone, Carter graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 67th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 2.617 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 40th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 26 Carter is in his prime years, and a market index of 25.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Carter missed 28 games through injury (injury, inactive, hamstring) out of roughly 46 this season. The 10 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.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential40th of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 10 appsCurrent season67th of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 10 apps67th-best centre-back in the Championship275th in the Championship · potential40th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
54.5
Ratingi
40th of 82 centre-backs
13.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
38.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.62
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.62
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 10 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 38.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.5, Carter carries the 40th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.