PLAYER PROFILE · BRISTOL CITY · MIDFIELDER
Rio Cardines
Regular starter. Started 4 of the last 5, only rotated once. Solid pick.
MidfielderEngland · #21 · Age 20REGULAR STARTER
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
level with last yr
ASSISTS
6
0.58 / 90
AVG RATING
6.95
▲ up on last yr
APPS
12
10 starts
MINUTES
937
78 / game
SHOTS
5
0.4 / game
2025/269 APPS · 0 G · 0 A · 6.8 RATING · 159 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Bristol City | 12 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 937 | 6.95 |
| 2025/26 |  Crystal Palace U21 Crystal Palace | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 6.84 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
RECENT FORM · SINCE JOINING FROM CRYSTAL PALACE9 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
S
PorS
PreS
BurS
SouS
LinS
WatS
Cha–
BlaS
SheS
StoStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
3 days ago
Started 90' vs Stoke City
NEXT MATCH · IN 4 DAYS
@ Bolton
Sat 15:00 · CHA
OVERVIEW
Rio Cardines plays as a midfielder for Bristol City. Cardines wears the number 21 shirt for Bristol City.
Last season Rio Cardines played 9 times across Crystal Palace U21 and Crystal Palace, starting 5 of them, with 4 substitute appearances, averaging 18 minutes a match across all competitions. They joined Bristol City from Crystal Palace in August 2026 and have started 4 of the 5 matches since the move. Bristol City's next match is against Bolton in the CHA on Sat 31 Oct, 15:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Championship
83% 10/12
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · @ BOLTON
Will Cardines start against Bolton?
Bristol City away to Bolton, Sat 15:00.