based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Barnsley.
Also this season
On loan at Stockport County — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 270 min
On loan at Stockport County — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 151 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Barnsley; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Scout report
C. O'Keeffe is a 28-year-old full-back at Barnsley, rated 34.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 58th of 109 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Keeffe.
Judged on this season alone, O'Keeffe graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 8th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One, on 5 clean sheets and 2.929 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 8th of 14 of the 14 full-backs in the League One. At 28 O'Keeffe is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Barnsley finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side
2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 34.8, O'Keeffe carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League One of 14. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 full-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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