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K. Ahearne-Grant

Solid contributorWest Brom · 28 yrsTransferred to Charlton

Profile

Full nameKarlan Laughton Ahearne-Grant
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth18 Sept 1997
BirthplaceLondon
Height183 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubWest Brom
Central midfielderalso played FWD
27
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
1637
Minutes

Domestic-league season · West Brom.

Injury-affected season

Missed 17 of West Brom's ~46 games this season through 17 injury absences (injury, inactive, hamstring). He still appeared 27 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
Championship274016376.6
FA Cup100167.2
League Cup100115.3

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

K. Ahearne-Grant is a 28-year-old central midfielder at West Brom, rated 48.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 319th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (62.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.26 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ahearne-Grant.

Judged on this season alone, Ahearne-Grant graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals, 0 assists and 1.265 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 50th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 28 Ahearne-Grant is in his prime years, and a market index of 13.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ahearne-Grant missed 17 games through injury (injury, inactive, hamstring) out of roughly 46 this season. The 27 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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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential50th of 73 central midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 35% central midfielders · Championship25th-best central midfielder in the Championship319th in the Championship · potential50th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
48.2
Ratingi
50th of 73 central midfielders
29.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.26
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

1.26
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
7
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.26 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.2, Ahearne-Grant carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.26 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.