Domestic-league season · Preston.
Missed 17 of Preston's ~46 games this season through 17 injury absences (broken hand, injury). He still appeared 26 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1742 | 6.76 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6.5 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6.8 |
McCann's current-season form is up 37% on last season (Season 30→41), while his Rating eased 62→59. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 42).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Preston · 14th | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6.76 | 59 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | Preston · 20th | 29 | 1 | 0 | 6.88 | 62 | 30 |
| 2023/24 | Preston · 10th | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 64 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Preston · 12th | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 64 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Preston · 13th | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6.83 | 63 | 22 |
| 2020/21 | ST Johnstone · 5th | 34 | 2 | 2 | 6.88 | 50 | 42 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
A. McCann is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Preston, rated 58.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 237th of 493 in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCann.
Judged on this season alone, McCann graded 41 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 5.631 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 30 → 41). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 59, top 39% of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 26 McCann is in his prime years, and a market index of 75.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: McCann missed 17 games through injury (broken hand, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 26 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.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
5.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 58.9, McCann carries the 25th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship (top 39%). Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~75), then tapers with age. At 26, McCann sits on 75.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is McCann's projected Rating — 58.9 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
