based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.
Scout report
Ben Brannan is a 19-year-old defensive midfielder at Kilmarnock, rated 42.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 69 on scout potential in the Premiership and 305th of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brannan.
Judged on this season alone, Brannan graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Premiership, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.919 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Brannan, 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 43, 3rd of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Premiership. At 19 Brannan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 7.6 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 20.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.7, Brannan carries the 3rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premiership of 6 — though on just 17 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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