Darragh Burns
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Grimsby.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier Divisionat Derry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.5 |
Scout report
D. Burns is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Grimsby, rated 33.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (58.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.12 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burns.
On the season, Burns graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 5 assists and 2.116 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 22). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33. At 24 Burns is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Burns is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Grimsby finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side
2.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 42 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58.1% 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 33.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.12 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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