Domestic-league season · Athlone Town.
D. McKenna is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Athlone Town, rated 18.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 13th of 14 in the Ireland tier 1. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McKenna.
Judged on this season alone, McKenna graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 7th of 7 of the 7 central midfielders in the Ireland tier 1, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.566 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for McKenna, 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 19, 6th of 7 of the 7 central midfielders in the Ireland tier 1. At 26 McKenna is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.7 reflects that trajectory.
3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 10) 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.
With a Rating of 18.6, McKenna carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Ireland tier 1 of 7 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 26, McKenna sits on 3.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is McKenna's projected Rating — 18.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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