Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 21 | 1 | 0 | 553 | 6.78 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6.9 |
McDonald's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→6), while his Rating eased 8→4. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 11).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Exeter City · 21st | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.78 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Exeter City · 16th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Bradford · 9th | 19 | 0 | 3 | 6.66 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | Exeter City · 14th | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6.99 | 11 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Dundee Utd · 4th | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 | 14 | 5 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. McDonald is a 37-year-old defensive midfielder at Exeter City, rated 3.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McDonald.
On the season, McDonald graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.092 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 6). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 McDonald is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 3.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 37, McDonald sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is McDonald's projected Rating — 3.8 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.
€1M total transfer fees · 9 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
