Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Southampton.
Injury-affected season
Missed 14 of Southampton's ~48 games this season through 14 injury absences (hamstring, injury). He still appeared 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2234 | 7.06 |
 League Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 7.07 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7.4 |
Scout report
S. Charles is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Southampton, rated 74.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 10th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship and 239th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (73% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Charles.
Judged on this season alone, Charles graded 47 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals, 2 assists and 3.706 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 49 → 47). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 2% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Charles is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 33.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Charles missed 14 games through injury (hamstring, injury) out of roughly 48 this season. The 33 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.
A career still climbing — Charles is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 73% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 74.8, Charles carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship (top 2%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, 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.
