CHARLIE CRESSWELL
Defender · Rennes · Ligue 1
“Centre-back whose reading of the game is a genuinely elite trait.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
C. Cresswell is a centre back whose value rests on a defender still moving toward his peak, with his best recent form at Millwall. The discount comes from his level and the lack of a guaranteed place in the XI.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €23M – €25.4M
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
Cresswell operates with an almost prescient sense of where danger lives. He reads attacking patterns before they develop, positioning himself to cut out passes and close space with economy of movement rather than desperate last-ditch defending. His game is built on anticipation and positional discipline—the hallmark of a defender who thinks the game several beats ahead.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.89
SoT / 90
0.22
Accuracy
25%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 8 shots in 9 matches (810 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
12 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.57 |
 Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 630 | 6.75 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 810 | 6.93 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.11
per 90
Shots
0.89
per 90
Shots on target
0.22
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.11
per 90 · 100% completed
Key passes
0.33
per 90
Pass accuracy
85%
Fouls won
0.89
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
1.67
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 |  Nice | Ligue 1 | L5-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Oct 25 |  Strasbourg | Ligue 1 | W3-0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Oct 22 |  Juventus | UEL | D2-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 18 |  Paris FC | Ligue 1 | L4-3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Oct 15 |  OFI | UEL | W2-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Oct 11 |  Auxerre | Ligue 1 | W4-1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Ligue 1630 (78%)UEFA Europa League180 (22%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Rennes | Ligue 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 6.93 |
| 2025/26 |  Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0.22 | 6.94 |
| 2024/25 | Toulouse | Ligue 1 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0.18 | 7.08 |
| 2023/24 |  Leeds | League Cup | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.04 |
| 2022/23 |  Millwall | Championship | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0.17 | 7.14 |
| 2021/22 | Leeds | Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.93 |
| 2020/21 |  Leeds United U21 | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.05 |
Career highlights
UEFA U21 Championship
2025, 2023
Spell detail
Apps
9
Goals
0
Assists
1
Minutes
810
By season
| 2026/27 | Ligue 1 | 9 app | 0 g | 6.93 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
England
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
England
England's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for C. Cresswell.