Domestic-league season · Harrogate Town.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1878 | 6.83 |
 EFL Trophyat Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6.23 |
Cathal Heffernan is a 21-year-old central defender at Harrogate Town, rated 30.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 147th of 478 in the League Two and 2552nd of 2861 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (45.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.3 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heffernan.
Judged on this season alone, Heffernan graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 52nd of 76 of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two, on 4 clean sheets and 2.3 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Heffernan, 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 30, top 29% of the 76 centre-backs in the League Two. At 21 Heffernan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) 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.
With a Rating of 30.3, Heffernan carries the 22nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two (top 29%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24) — 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 (2.3 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 21, Heffernan sits on 8.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Heffernan's projected Rating — 30.3 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.
