D. Sweeney · career
Daniel Liam Sweeney
Center Back · Stevenage · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 174 appearances with 16 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Stevenage — Season rating 48, 4 goals and 2 assists in 44 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 23 points at Stevenage. Form has slipped 12 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 33 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (League One) and kept playing — 23 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Stevenage | 27 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Stevenage | 21 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Stevenage | 23 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Stevenage | 44 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 48 |
| 2021/22 | Forest Green | 36 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Forest Green | 23 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 |
| 2019/20 | Barnet | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Barnet | 41 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Hampton & RichmondLoan | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Barnet | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Maidstone Utd | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Maidstone Utd | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 27 | 1240 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
31 played18 unused sub7 not in squad· 1600 min, 2g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Swansea | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Milton Keynes Dons | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | A Blackpool | 3-2 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | H Rotherham | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Charlton | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Northampton | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Port Vale | 2-1 | Played | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Huddersfield | 0-1 | Played | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Wycombe | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A AFC Wimbledon | 5-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Played | 23 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 4 | League One | H Luton | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Bromley | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | League One | A Lincoln | 0-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Oct 21 | EFL Trophy | H Crystal Palace U21 | 5-2 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 25 | League One | H Bradford | 1-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Chesterfield | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 6 | League One | A Reading | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | H Doncaster | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 25 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | League One | A Wigan | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | H Walsall | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 9 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Stockport County | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Burton Albion | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 26 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Cardiff | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Plymouth | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 10 | League One | A Luton | 1-2 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jan 17 | League One | A Exeter City | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 20 | League One | H Bolton | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Played | 48 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 27 | League One | H Peterborough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Jan 31 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Northampton | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Feb 14 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Played | 77 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 17 | League One | H Port Vale | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Wycombe | 1-3 | Played | 75 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Stockport County | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Burton Albion | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Plymouth | 0-1 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Reading | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | League One | A Rotherham | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 6 | League One | H Blackpool | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 11 | League One | A Bradford | 1-0 | Played | 80 | 7.0 | ||
| Apr 14 | League One | A Bolton | 1-5 | Played | 39 | 5.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | League One | H Lincoln | 2-2 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 21 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | League One | A Doncaster | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | League One | H Wigan | 1-0 | Played | 15 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| May 9 | League One | H Stockport County | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 13 | League One | A Stockport County | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — |