Alex McCarthy

Following his move to Leicester, McCarthy's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→4), while his Rating held around 13. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Leicester · 18th	2	0	0%	6.9	13	4
2025/26	Southampton · 4th	7	2	29%	6.89	12	4
2024/25	Southampton · 20th	5	0	0%	7.12	13	0
2023/24	Southampton · 4th	8	2	25%	7.11	15	4
2022/23	Southampton · 20th	6	1	17%	6.08	24	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

A. McCarthy is a 36-year-old goalkeeper at Southampton, rated 12 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (14.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.

On the season, McCarthy graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12. 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.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

14.6%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

29%

CS rate

14.6%

Minutes

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 14.6% 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

Rated 12 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %14.6%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 36, McCarthy sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McCarthy's projected Rating — 12 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

LeicesterJul 2026 – nowFree

Southamptonuntil Jul 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Jul 2026Free

SouthamptonAug 2016 – Jun 2026

Crystal PalaceJul 2015 – Aug 2016

QPRAug 2014 – Jul 2015

Reading(back from loan)Mar 2012 – Aug 2014

Ipswich(on loan)Jan 2012 – Mar 2012

Leeds(on loan)Nov 2011 – Jan 2012

Brentford(on loan)Aug 2010 – Nov 2011

Readinguntil Aug 2010

About A. McCarthy

Alex Simon McCarthy is a 36-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Leicester, born on December 3, 1989 in Guildford, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Leicester currently sit 18th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, A. McCarthy has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

A. McCarthy's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Leicester face Milton Keynes Dons away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. McCarthy at 12 with a Season form score of 4.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, A. McCarthy has totalled 298 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2009/10, with 44 appearances for Yeovil Town.

A. McCarthy's career has also included time at Southampton, Crystal Palace, QPR, Reading, Ipswich, Leeds and Brentford.

On the international stage, A. McCarthy has represented England — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.