Blackburn Rovers

Hayden Carter

A physically imposing centre back who wins the ball through strength and timing rather than recovery pace, comfortable stepping out of defence with the ball at his feet. He has shown he can find the net himself, an extra dimension beyond simply stopping attacks.
England Blackburn Rovers DEF
Appearances
3
Tackles won
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
126
42.00 per match
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets contributed
9
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
3
Minutes played
126
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
1
Clearances
9
Blocks
4

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
154th of 154
Interceptions
147th of 160
Clearances
111th of 177
Blocks
46th of 134
🟨 Most Cards #86 of 207
👻 Ghost Players #115 of 399
🎯 Pass Master #373 of 530
💪 Workhorses #383 of 399
😈 Bad Boys #388 of 433
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POR
POR
14:00
Sat 19 Sep
BLA
BLA
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BLA
BLA
14:00
Sat 10 Oct
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CAR
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BRC
BRC
18:45
Tue 13 Oct
BLA
BLA
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WBA
WBA
14:00
Sat 17 Oct
BLA
BLA
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BLA
BLA
14:00
Sat 24 Oct
WRE
WRE

Hayden Carter, The Defender Who Chips In

A Blackburn academy graduate whose loan spells produced an award winning goal alongside his usual defensive work.

Carter moved into Blackburn's youth setup from Manchester City as a teenager and needed loan spells at Burton Albion and Portsmouth to sharpen the physical side of his game against senior forwards. That period toughened his defending considerably, teaching him lessons academy football alone could not. He came back a more complete centre back, comfortable dealing with direct strikers who try to bully their way past him in the box.

What stands out is that he is not purely defensive, having scored a goal at Portsmouth memorable enough to win their supporters' goal of the season that year. Blackburn have rewarded that all round development with a long term contract stretching years into the future. The challenge from here is staying fit long enough to deliver on it across a full, demanding campaign.

The Rest Of The Squad

33 players

Goalkeepers

22
Balázs Tóth
Age 29
4 apps
1
Aynsley Pears
Age 28
3 apps
37
Felix Goddard
Age 22
0 apps

Defenders

2
Ryan Alebiosu
Age 24
7 apps
15
Sean McLoughlin
Age 29
7 apps 1g
6
Tom Atcheson
Age 19
6 apps 1a
4
Yuri Ribeiro
Age 29
6 apps
3
Harry Pickering
Age 27
3 apps 1a
—
Gady Beyuku
Age 20
2 apps
39
Harvey Pates
Age 18
1 app
47
Lucas Houghton
1 app
33
Lewis Miller
Age 26
0 apps
40
Matty Litherland
Age 20
0 apps
—
Michael Decandia
Age 18
0 apps
16
Scott Wharton
Age 28
0 apps

Midfielders

31
Kristi Montgomery
Age 22
7 apps 1g
25
Ryoya Morishita
Age 29
7 apps 1g 1a
8
Sam Morsy
Bristol City · Age 35
7 apps 1a
10
Todd Cantwell
Age 28
7 apps 1g
28
Adam Forshaw
Age 34
5 apps
30
Jake Garrett
Age 23
3 apps
53
Frank Vare
Age 19
1 app
14
Dion De Neve
Age 25
0 apps
42
Harry Lister
0 apps
36
James Edmondson
Macclesfield · Age 20
0 apps
24
Moussa Baradji
Age 25
0 apps

Forwards

11
Jayden Fevrier
Charlton Athletic · Age 23
7 apps 1a
21
Oladapo Afolayan
Age 29
7 apps 2g 1a
9
Andri Gudjohnsen
Age 24
6 apps 3g 1a
45
Harvey Higgins
Age 17
2 apps
23
Yuki Ohashi
Age 30
2 apps
29
Mathias Jørgensen
Age 25
1 app
7
Augustus Kargbo
Age 27
0 apps
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