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Full nameMacaulay Gillesphey
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth24 Nov 1995
BirthplaceAshington
Height188 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubCharlton
Full-back
35
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2101
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship352021016.8
League Cup2001656.7
FA Cup100246.3

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

M. Gillesphey is a 30-year-old full-back at Charlton, rated 34.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 412th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gillesphey.

Judged on this season alone, Gillesphey graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 7 clean sheets and 2.57 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 62 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 67th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 30 Gillesphey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2025/26
Current potential67th of 77 full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season48th of 77 full-backs · Championship48th-best full-back in the Championship412th in the Championship · potential67th-highest potential full-back in the Championship
34.4
Ratingi
67th of 77 full-backs
22.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
50.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.57
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.57
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
12
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 50.7% 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 34.4, Gillesphey carries the 67th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 19th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

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