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A. MacNulty

Top-tier performerPEC Zwolle · 23 yrsTransferred to 1. FC Magdeburg

Profile

Full nameAnselmo García MacNulty
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age23
Date of birth19 Feb 2003
BirthplaceSevilla
Height187 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubPEC Zwolle
Centre-back
32
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2845
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PEC Zwolle.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie322028456.62
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Republic of Ireland U21800720
KNVB Beker2001807.55

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

A. MacNulty is a 23-year-old central defender at PEC Zwolle, rated 70.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 67th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (98.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.1 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on MacNulty.

Judged on this season alone, MacNulty graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 6 clean sheets and 3.1 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 30). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 25% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 23 MacNulty is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 32.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 25% centre-backs · EredivisieCurrent seasonTop 33% centre-backs · Eredivisie16th-best centre-back in the Eredivisie67th in the Eredivisie · potential12th-highest potential centre-back in the Eredivisie
70.5
Ratingi
12th of 49 centre-backs
30.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
98.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.1
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.1
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
34
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 98.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 70.5, MacNulty carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie (top 25%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (PEC Zwolle finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.1 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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.

Transfer news

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