Kyle Dempsey

Following his move to Port Vale, Dempsey's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating climbed 21→28. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Port Vale · 22nd	6	0	0	6.72	28	19
2025/26	Bolton · 5th	29	3	2	6.86	21	19
2024/25	Bolton · 8th	15	3	2	6.94	30	11
2023/24	Bolton · 3rd	44	3	6	6.89	41	30
2022/23	Bolton · 5th	40	5	2	6.89	45	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

K. Dempsey is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Bolton, rated 21.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dempsey.

On the season, Dempsey graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 2 assists and 3.048 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 31 Dempsey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

21.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.05

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bolton finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.05

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.5%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900.195

Assists / 900.13

Goal contribution / 900.324

Defensive actions / 903.048

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.259

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Dempsey sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Dempsey's projected Rating — 21.3 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

Goals3—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles31—

Interceptions12—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Port ValeJun 2026 – nowFree

BoltonJan 2022 – Jun 2026

GillinghamAug 2020 – Jan 2022Free

Fleetwood Town(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2020

Peterborough(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Fleetwood TownJul 2017 – Jan 2019

Fleetwood Town(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2017

HuddersfieldJul 2015 – Aug 2016

CCarlisleuntil Jul 2015

About K. Dempsey

Kyle Michael Dempsey is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Port Vale, born on September 17, 1995 in Maryport, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England. Port Vale currently sit 22nd of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, K. Dempsey has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 540 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

K. Dempsey's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Port Vale face Walsall away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Dempsey at 21.3 with a Season form score of 18.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, K. Dempsey has totalled 418 club appearances with 39 goals and 22 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 45 appearances for Fleetwood Town.

K. Dempsey's career has also included time at Bolton, Gillingham, Fleetwood Town, Peterborough, Huddersfield and CCarlisle.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.