ratings updated 21 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Barnsley.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 6.7 |
 League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6.3 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All League One standouts →First senior season on record — and already on the pitch for 90% of Barnsley's available minutes, one of the top game-time debuts in the League One this season.
A. Kay is a 18-year-old full-back at Barnsley, rated 48.018 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 32nd of 213 on scout potential in the League One and 46th of 163 U-19 players tracked. A teenage prospect, he has been a rotation option this season (39.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kay.
Judged on this season alone, Kay graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 19 of the 19 full-backs in the League One, on 1 clean sheet and 5.674 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Kay, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 11% of the 19 full-backs in the League One. At 18 Kay is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Barnsley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
5.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 39.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.018, Kay carries the 2nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 19 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 18 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (100/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 18, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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