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Full nameRobert Julian Apter
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityScotland
Age23
Date of birth16 Jan 2003
BirthplaceLiverpool
Height175 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubCharlton
Central midfielder
13
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
603
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Also this season

On loan at BoltonLeague One: 13 apps, 0g 1a, 707 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Oneat Bolton13017076.58
Championship13106036.77
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Scotland U2120042

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

R. Apter is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Charlton, rated 59.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 229th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Apter.

Judged on this season alone, Apter graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 60th of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.537 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, 33rd of 73 of the 73 central midfielders in the Championship. At 23 Apter is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential33rd of 73 central midfielders · Championship · 13 appsCurrent season60th of 73 central midfielders · Championship · 13 apps60th-best central midfielder in the Championship229th in the Championship · potential33rd-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship
59.2
Ratingi
33rd of 73 central midfielders
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.8%
Minutes
limited game time
2.54
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.54
Def. / 90
16
Tackles
1
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.2, Apter carries the 33rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 73 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.