Garath McCleary

McCleary's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 5. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Gillingham · 11th	4	0	1	5.24	5	15
2025/26	Gillingham · 17th	27	4	3	6.83	5	15
2024/25	Wycombe · 5th	44	4	6	6.7	10	22
2023/24	Wycombe · 10th	41	5	5	6.93	15	24
2022/23	Wycombe · 9th	39	7	8	6.86	17	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 14 earlier seasons in the full career.

Jamaica · international

Side	Apps	G
Jamaica	23	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headWinger

G. McCleary is a 39-year-old winger at Gillingham, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 15. On long-term scout potential he's rated 4.8. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (34% of available minutes). He brings 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McCleary.

On the season, McCleary graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.447 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 39 McCleary is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

4.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34%

Minutes

limited game time

0.45

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.15

Goals / app

4 goals in 27 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 7 goal contributions (0.26 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.45 goal contributions per 90 (0.26 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 4.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.45 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 %34%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.256

Assists / 900.192

Goal contribution / 900.447

Defensive actions / 901.151

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.128

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 39, McCleary sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McCleary's projected Rating — 4.8 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 Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions3

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

GillinghamSept 2025 – nowFree Transfer

WycombeNov 2020 – Sept 2025Free

ReadingJul 2012 – Nov 2020Free

Nottingham Forestuntil Jul 2012

About G. McCleary

Garath James McCleary is a 39-year-old winger who plays for Gillingham, born on May 15, 1987 in Oxford, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Jamaica. Gillingham currently sit 11th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, G. McCleary has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 81 minutes.

G. McCleary's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Gillingham face Bristol Rovers at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. McCleary at 4.8 with a Season form score of 14.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 19 recorded seasons, G. McCleary has totalled 580 club appearances with 70 goals and 46 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 45 appearances for Wycombe.

G. McCleary's career has also included time at Wycombe, Reading and Nottingham Forest.

On the international stage, G. McCleary has represented Jamaica — 23 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.