Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gillingham.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Gillingham's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (wound). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1408 | 6.83 |
Scout report
G. McCleary is a 39-year-old attacking midfielder at Gillingham, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 60% of League Two attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 5.5, ranking 474th of 478 in the League Two. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40.1% 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.
Judged on this season alone, McCleary graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two, on 4 goals and 3 assists in 27 appearances (0.447 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 60th of 60 of the 60 attacking midfielders in the League Two. 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.
Read the appearance count in context: McCleary missed 7 games through injury (wound) out of roughly 46 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
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 40.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.15 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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
With a Rating of 5.5, McCleary carries the 60th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League Two of 60, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gillingham finished 17th 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 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.
Transfer news
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