David McGoldrick - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameDavid James McGoldrick

PositionWinger

NationalityRepublic of Ireland

Age38

Date of birth29 Nov 1987

BirthplaceNottingham

Height183 cm

Shirt number#10

ClubMansfield Town

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Winger

Season stats

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37

Appearances

15

Goals

3

Assists

2539

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barnsley.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Barnsley — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 3g 0a, 233 min

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

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	74	6.5

Career

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Following his move to Barnsley, McGoldrick's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→40), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Mansfield Town	1	0	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	Barnsley · 15th	37	15	3	6.85	11	40
2024/25	Notts County · 6th	36	17	3	7.49	11	38
2023/24	Notts County · 14th	37	12	3	7.18	11	32
2022/23	Derby · 7th	39	22	5	7.16	17	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 17 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Rep. Of Ireland	14	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

D. McGoldrick is a 38-year-old winger at Barnsley, enjoying a standout season — 15 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 7% of League One wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.8, ranking 102nd of 108 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (61.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.53 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGoldrick.

Judged on this season alone, McGoldrick graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 14 wingers in the League One, on 15 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances (0.638 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 14th of 14 of the 14 wingers in the League One. At 38 McGoldrick is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/264 clubs

Current potential14th of 14 wingers · League One Current seasonTop 8% wingers · League One 1st-best winger in the League One 102nd in the League One · potential 14th-highest potential winger in the League One

10.8

Ratingi

14th of 14 wingers

39.6

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

61.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Barnsley finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

37

Apps

15

Goals

3

Assists

18

G+A

0.41

Goals / app

15 goals in 37 appearances (0.41 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (15th of 24). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 18 goal contributions (0.49 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.53 goals, 0.11 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.8, McGoldrick carries the 14th-highest potential of the wingers in the League One of 14. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %61.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.532

Assists / 900.106

Goal contribution / 900.638

Defensive actions / 901.418

Player flow

Goal involvements18

Cards / 900.071

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 38, McGoldrick sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McGoldrick's projected Rating — 10.8 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals15

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.9M total transfer fees · 14 moves

Mansfield TownJun 2026 – nowFree

BarnsleyJul 2025 – Jun 2026Free

Notts CountyJul 2023 – Jul 2025Free

DerbyJul 2022 – Jul 2023Free

Sheffield UtdJul 2018 – Jul 2022Free

IpswichJul 2013 – Jul 2018Free

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)Apr 2013 – Jul 2013

Ipswich(on loan)Jan 2013 – Apr 2013

Coventry(on loan)Aug 2012 – Jan 2013

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)Sept 2011 – Aug 2012

Nottingham ForestJun 2009 – Sept 2011€ 1.9M

Port Vale(on loan)Sept 2007 – Jun 2009

Bournemouth(on loan)Feb 2007 – Sept 2007

SouthamptonJan 2006 – Feb 2007Free

Notts Countyuntil Jan 2006

Transfer history

About D. McGoldrick

David James McGoldrick is a 38-year-old winger who plays for Mansfield Town, born on November 29, 1987 in Nottingham, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland.

This season

In the current season, D. McGoldrick has made 37 appearances with 15 goals and 3 assists across 2,539 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. McGoldrick at 10.8 with a Season form score of 39.6, ranking 102nd of 108 wingers in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 22 recorded seasons, D. McGoldrick has totalled 602 club appearances with 176 goals and 33 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2008/09, with 46 appearances for Southampton.