A. McCarthy
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Southampton.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of Southampton's ~48 games this season through 6 injury absences (wrist). He still appeared 7 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 7 | 630 | 6.89 |
 League Cup | 3 | 270 | 7.03 |
Scout report
A. McCarthy is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Southampton, rated 12.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 485th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.
Judged on this season alone, McCarthy graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 41st of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 36 McCarthy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: McCarthy missed 6 games through injury (wrist) out of roughly 48 this season. The 7 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side
2 clean sheets in 7 appearances (29% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 12.5, McCarthy carries the 41st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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