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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameCathal McCarthy
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age19
Date of birth31 Aug 2006
Shirt number#58
ClubHull City
Centre-back
6
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
229
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hull City.

Also this season

On loan at UCDFirst Division: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 761 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Hull City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

C. McCarthy is a 19-year-old central defender at Hull City, rated 60.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.

On the season, McCarthy graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 5.502 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for McCarthy, 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 61. At 19 McCarthy is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.3 reflects that trajectory.

60.6
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
4.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
5.2%
Minutes
limited game time
5.5
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

6
Apps
5.5
Def. / 90
6
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 5.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.6 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.5 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. With this floor already at 19, 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

No transfer news found for this player.