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Full nameDara James Morgan Costelloe
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age23
Date of birth11 Dec 2002
BirthplaceLimerick
Shirt number#11
ClubBurnley
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Centre-forward

Season stats

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38
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1977
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wigan.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Wigan — League Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 133 min

Earlier this season at Wigan — FA Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 116 min

Earlier this season at Wigan — EFL Trophy: 1 apps, 1g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cupat Wigan110747.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Costelloe is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Burnley, rated 45.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (57.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costelloe.

Judged on this season alone, Costelloe graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 15th of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 38 appearances (0.182 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 10th of 22 of the 22 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 23 Costelloe is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 21 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs
Current potential10th of 22 centre-forwards · ChampionshipCurrent season15th of 22 centre-forwards · Championship15th-best centre-forward in the Championship163rd in the Championship · potential10th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship
45.6
Ratingi
10th of 22 centre-forwards
15.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.18
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

38
Apps
3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.08
Goals / app

3 goals in 38 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.6, Costelloe carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 22, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target19
Shots39

Passing

Assists1
Chances created16
Passes309
Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success25.6%
Duels won115
Duels won %31.3%
Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions5
Blocks6
Fouls committed51

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.