Cathal McCarthy
ratings updated 12 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.
Also this season
Earlier this season at UCD — First Division: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 761 min
Parent club Hull City — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 111 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Kilmarnock; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
C. McCarthy is a 20-year-old central defender at Kilmarnock, rated 46.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 41st of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership and 264th of 639 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (63.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCarthy.
Judged on this season alone, McCarthy graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 2 clean sheets and 4.571 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 33).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, top 34% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 20 McCarthy is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.5 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 7 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 63.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.3, McCarthy carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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