based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Harrogate Town.
Scout report
Cathal Heffernan is a 21-year-old central defender at Harrogate Town, rated 30.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 46th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two and 1497th of 1772 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 20th of 33 of the 33 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, 14th of 33 of the 33 centre-backs in the League Two. At 21 Heffernan is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Harrogate Town finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
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.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.4% 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 30.3, Heffernan carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 33, 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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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