Kilkenny's current-season form is level with last season (Season 29→28), while his Rating eased 34→31. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Swindon Town · 9th	39	1	1	6.83	31	28
2024/25	Swindon Town · 12th	42	1	1	6.92	34	29
2023/24	Fleetwood TownLoan · 22nd	16	1	2	6.94	41	15
2023/24	Bournemouth	1	0	0	6.7	—	—
2022/23	CharltonLoan · 10th	13	0	0	6.69	41	4
2022/23	Stoke CityLoan · 16th	12	0	0	7.17	54	1
2021/22	Bournemouth · 2nd	14	0	0	6.85	65	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	16	0
Republic of Ireland U17	5	0

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

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

G. Kilkenny is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Swindon Town, rated 30.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 134 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kilkenny.

Judged on this season alone, Kilkenny graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 3rd of 7 of the 7 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.987 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 29 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, top 29% of the 7 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 26 Kilkenny is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kilkenny is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending up4 clubs

Current potentialTop 29% defensive midfielders · League Two Current season3rd of 7 defensive midfielders · League Two 3rd-best defensive midfielder in the League Two 38th in the League Two · potential 2nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the League Two

30.7

Ratingi

2nd of 7 defensive midfielders

27.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

79.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.99

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.99

Def. / 90

100

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.7, Kilkenny carries the 2nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two (top 29%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.027

Assists / 900.027

Goal contribution / 900.055

Defensive actions / 903.987

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.137

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 26, Kilkenny sits on 4.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kilkenny's projected Rating — 30.7 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 defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles100

Interceptions37

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Swindon TownAug 2024 – now

Bournemouth(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

Fleetwood Town(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024

Bournemouth(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Feb 2024

Charlton(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Bournemouth(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

Stoke City(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

Bournemouthuntil Jul 2022

About G. Kilkenny

Gavin Kilkenny is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Swindon Town, born on February 1, 2000 in Dublin, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland.

This season

In the current season, G. Kilkenny has made 39 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 3,273 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Kilkenny at 30.7 with a Season form score of 27.5, ranking 38th of 134 defensive midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, G. Kilkenny has totalled 142 club appearances with 3 goals and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 42 appearances for Swindon Town.

G. Kilkenny's career has also included time at Bournemouth, Fleetwood Town, Charlton and Stoke City.

On the international stage, G. Kilkenny has represented Republic of Ireland U21 and Republic of Ireland U17 — 21 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points