CARLOS BALEBA
Midfielder · Manchester United · Premier League
“A defensive midfielder with elite reading and relentless pressing intensity.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
Baleba’s value comes from an emerging deep midfielder still growing toward his peak, with his best recent form at Brighton. The price stays restrained by his uncertain starting status and the league-level discount.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €16.9M – €18.6M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
Baleba operates as a box-to-box presence built on anticipation and work rate. His defensive reading is his calling card—he cuts out passes before they develop and positions himself to suffocate space. In possession he presses high and hard, the kind of midfielder who drains opponents through constant intensity rather than technical wizardry.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
2.11
SoT / 90
0.53
Accuracy
25%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 4 shots in 3 matches (171 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 11 matches · shots
8 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 6.74 |
 UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6.9 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 6.80 |
Form (last 5 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
2.11
per 90
Shots on target
0.53
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
1.58
per 90 · 75% completed
Key passes
1.05
per 90
Pass accuracy
88%
Fouls won
1.58
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
5.26
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 |  Bournemouth | EPL | L0-3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Oct 21 |  Como | UCL | L4-1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 18 |  Leeds | EPL | D1-1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Oct 13 |  Atletico Madrid | UCL | L2-0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Oct 10 |  Tottenham | EPL | D1-1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| May 24 |  Manchester United | EPL | L0-3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Premier League105 (61%)UEFA Champions League66 (39%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Manchester United | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.80 |
| 2025/26 |  Brighton | Premier League | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.66 |
| 2024/25 | Brighton | Premier League | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0.14 | 6.98 |
| 2023/24 | Brighton | Premier League | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.72 |
| 2022/23 |  Lille | Ligue 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.69 |
| 2021/22 |  Lille II | National 3 - Group M | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
3
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
171
By season
| 2026/27 | Premier League | 3 app | 0 g | 6.80 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Cameroon
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.