Field Insider
33.1
21.7%
Ratingi
9.6
42.9%
Seasoni
4
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameCiarán Kelly
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age28
Date of birth4 Jul 1998
Height191 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubBristol Rovers
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Centre-back

Season stats

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18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1074
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bradford.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Bradford — League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 232 min

Earlier this season at Bradford — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 173 min

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

C. Kelly is a 28-year-old central defender at Bradford, rated 29.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kelly.

On the season, Kelly graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 3.939 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 28 Kelly is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
29.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
10.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
24.9%
Minutes
limited game time
3.94
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Bradford finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

18
Apps
3.94
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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. 3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 24.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions13
Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.