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

ClubBarnsley

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Wingeralso played MID

Season stats

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37

Appearances

15

Goals

3

Assists

2539

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Barnsley.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League One	37	15	3	2539	6.85
EFL Trophy	3	3	0	233	7.57
FA Cup	1	0	0	9	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
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
2021/22	Sheffield Utd · 5th	19	2	4	6.86	17	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 16 earlier seasons 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 5% of League One wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.8, ranking 472nd of 486 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 — a standout campaign that ranks top 5% of the 42 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, 41st of 42 of the 42 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 potential41st of 42 wingers · League One Current seasonTop 5% wingers · League One2nd-best winger in the League One472nd in the League One · potential41st-highest potential winger in the League One

10.8

Ratingi

41st of 42 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

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 41st-highest potential of the wingers in the League One of 42. 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

Shot conversion %46.9

Shot accuracy %43.8

Pass accuracy %77

Dribble success %47.4

Cards / 900.071

Foul involvement / 902.091

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

Shots on target32

Shots73

Passing

Assists3

Chances created19

Passes684

Pass accuracy77%

Possession

Successful dribbles36

Dribble success47.4%

Duels won130

Duels won %36.3%

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Fouls committed43

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.9M total transfer fees · 14 moves

Mansfield Town2026/27 – nowFree

Barnsley2025/26 – 2026/27Free

Notts County2023/24 – 2025/26Free

Derby2022/23 – 2023/24Free

Sheffield Utd2018/19 – 2022/23Free

Ipswich2013/14 – 2018/19Free

Coventry(on loan)2012/13 – 2013/14

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)2012/13 – 2012/13

Ipswich(on loan)2012/13 – 2012/13

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)2011/12 – 2012/13

Nottingham Forest2009/10 – 2011/12€ 1.9M

Port Vale(on loan)2007/08 – 2009/10

Bournemouth(on loan)2006/07 – 2007/08

Southampton2005/06 – 2006/07Free

Notts Countyuntil 2005/06

Transfer history

About D. McGoldrick

David James McGoldrick is a 38-year-old winger who plays for Barnsley, born on November 29, 1987 in Nottingham, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Barnsley currently sit 15th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. McGoldrick has made 37 appearances with 15 goals and 3 assists across 2,539 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the EFL Trophy and the FA Cup. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. McGoldrick plays, Barnsley's record this season is 14W-11D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 6.85 on the road.

Recent matches

April 28, 2026: 1-0 win away at Northampton (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Luton (34 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-3 loss at home vs Plymouth (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 3, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Burton Albion (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Doncaster (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Wigan (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Mansfield Town (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.6 rating)
March 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Cardiff (90 minutes, 6 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Exeter City (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
March 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Wycombe (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. McGoldrick at 10.8 with a Season form score of 39.6, ranking 472nd of 486 wingers in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 21 recorded seasons, D. McGoldrick has totalled 609 club appearances with 177 goals and 34 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2008/09, with 46 appearances for Southampton.