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Graeme Shinnie

Experienced headAberdeen · 35 yrsNow at Inverness CTTransferred to Inverness CT

Profile

Full nameGraeme Garry Shinnie
PositionFull-back
NationalityScotland
Age35
Date of birth4 Aug 1991
BirthplaceAberdeen
Height175 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubAberdeen
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Season stats

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32
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
1798
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aberdeen.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

G. Shinnie is a 35-year-old full-back at Aberdeen, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 31. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (62.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.86 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Shinnie.

On the season, Shinnie graded 31 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.855 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 31). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 35 Shinnie is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
14.5
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
31.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
4.86
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Aberdeen finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

32
Apps
4.86
Def. / 90
80
Tackles
14
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.86 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots6

Passing

Assists2
Chances created16
Passes935
Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success58.8%
Duels won162
Duels won %58.7%
Fouls won42

Defending

Tackles80
Interceptions14
Blocks3
Fouls committed31
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards1

Transfer news

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