Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Crystal Palace.
Injury-affected season
Missed 14 of Crystal Palace's ~38 games this season through 14 injury absences (muscle, groin). He still appeared 1 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CONCACAF Gold Cupat Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 7.08 |
 Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.9 |
 EFL Trophyat Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.9 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.9 |
 Premier League 2 Division Oneat Crystal Palace U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Friendliesat Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Scout report
Rio Cardines is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cardines.
On the season, Cardines graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Cardines, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 69. At 20 Cardines is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 70.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Cardines missed 14 games through injury (muscle, groin) out of roughly 38 this season. The 1 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.
Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 4.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 69 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
