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Brendan Galloway

Squad depthPlymouth · 30 yrsTransferred to Galloway Brendan

Profile

Full nameBrendan Joel Zibusiso Galloway
PositionFull-back
NationalityZimbabwe
Age30
Date of birth17 Mar 1996
BirthplaceHarare
Height188 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubPlymouth
Full-back
24
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1596
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Plymouth.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Plymouth's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (leg). He still appeared 24 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One242015966.9
EFL Trophy210457.7

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

B. Galloway is a 30-year-old full-back at Plymouth, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 26, top 34% of League One full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25, ranking 376th of 481 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (43.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Galloway.

Judged on this season alone, Galloway graded 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 79 full-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 5.583 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 26). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 60th of 79 of the 79 full-backs in the League One. At 30 Galloway is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Galloway missed 5 games through injury (leg) out of roughly 46 this season. The 24 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.

From the career report
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Galloway is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential60th of 79 full-backs · League OneCurrent seasonTop 35% full-backs · League One27th-best full-back in the League One376th in the League One · potential60th-highest potential full-back in the League One
25
Ratingi
60th of 79 full-backs
26.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
5.58
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Plymouth finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

5.58
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
37
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.3% 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 25, Galloway carries the 60th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 79. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target3
Shots7

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success15.4%
Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles51
Interceptions37
Blocks11
Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.