Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Northampton.
Also this season
On loan at Mansfield Town — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 237 min
On loan at Mansfield Town — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Northampton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Oneat Mansfield Town | 10 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 6.55 |
 EFL Trophyat Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 6.2 |
 League Cupat Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.6 |
Scout report
Kyle James McAdam is a 21-year-old defensive midfielder at Northampton, rated 44 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 134th of 481 on scout potential in the League One and 1456th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (38.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McAdam.
Judged on this season alone, McAdam graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 63 of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.152 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for McAdam, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 37% of the 63 defensive midfielders in the League One. At 21 McAdam is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44, McAdam carries the 23rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League One of 63 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
