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Full nameKaelan Casey
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age21
Date of birth28 Oct 2004
BirthplaceBrentwood
Height185 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubLeyton Orient
Centre-back
16
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
841
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Leyton Orient.

Also this season

On loan at SwanseaLeague Cup: 4 apps, 0g 0a, 328 min

On loan at West HamPremier League Summer Series: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leyton Orient; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One16008416.68
League Cupat Swansea4003287.1
Championshipat Swansea8012986.83
Premier League Summer Seriesat West Ham100906.2
FA Cupat Swansea100616.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

K. Casey is a 21-year-old central defender at Leyton Orient, rated 43.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 151st of 481 on scout potential in the League One and 1517th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (40.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Casey.

Judged on this season alone, Casey graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 3.21 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 13). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 22% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 21 Casey is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent
Current potential19th of 88 centre-backs · League One · 16 appsCurrent season69th of 88 centre-backs · League One · 16 apps69th-best centre-back in the League One151st in the League One · potential19th-highest potential centre-back in the League One1517th-highest potential U-23 tracked
43.3
Ratingi
19th of 88 centre-backs
13.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

3.21
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
14
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.6% 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 43.3, Casey carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.