McAteer's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 64. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ipswich · 8th	1	0	0	6.7	64	19
2025/26	Ipswich · 2nd	30	3	1	6.59	64	19
2025/26	Leicester	1	0	0	4.9	—	—
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	18	1	1	6.69	71	15
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	23	6	0	6.81	69	17
2022/23	Leicester	1	0	0	6.7	—	—
2022/23	AFC WimbledonLoan · 21st	18	1	0	6.65	29	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

K. McAteer is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Ipswich, rated 64.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McAteer.

On the season, McAteer graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.581 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65. At 24 McAteer is in his prime years, and a market index of 29.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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McAteer is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

64.7

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.2%

Minutes

limited game time

2.58

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.58

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 64.7 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.209

Assists / 900.07

Goal contribution / 900.279

Defensive actions / 902.581

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.209

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 (~78), then tapers with age. At 24, McAteer sits on 29.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is McAteer's projected Rating — 64.7 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 Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions3

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

IpswichAug 2025 – now

Leicester(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2025

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)Feb 2023 – Jul 2023

Leicester(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Feb 2023

FForest Green(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Leicesteruntil Jan 2022

About K. McAteer

Kasey McAteer is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Ipswich, born on November 22, 2001 in Northampton, standing 177 cm tall. He is from England. Ipswich currently sit 8th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, K. McAteer has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 24 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Leicester (80 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sunderland (24 minutes, 6.7 rating)

K. McAteer's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ipswich face Manchester United away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. McAteer at 64.7 with a Season form score of 19. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Championship and the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, K. McAteer has totalled 164 club appearances with 27 goals and 2 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 30 appearances for Ipswich.

K. McAteer's career has also included time at Leicester, AFC Wimbledon and FForest Green.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.