Following his move to Peterborough, Kelly's current-season form is level with last season (Season 39→39), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Peterborough · 13th	2	0	0	6.45	22	39
2026/27	Milton Keynes Dons	1	0	0	6.5	—	—
2025/26	Milton Keynes Dons · 2nd	45	1	9	7.04	22	39
2024/25	Milton Keynes Dons · 19th	42	1	3	6.95	23	22
2023/24	Crawley Town · 7th	40	6	12	7.24	29	32
2022/23	Rochdale · 24th	36	1	5	6.92	27	24

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U19	4	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

L. Kelly is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Milton Keynes Dons, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 9 assists in 45 appearances, a Season grade of 39. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.3. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (85.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kelly.

On the season, Kelly graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 9 assists and 3.113 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 39 → 39). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 30 Kelly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2021/225 clubs

22.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

38.6

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

85.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.11

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Milton Keynes Dons finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.11

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 13 clean sheets across 45 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 1 goal and 9 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 85.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %85.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.026

Assists / 900.23

Goal contribution / 900.255

Defensive actions / 903.113

Player flow

Goal involvements10

Cards / 900.153

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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 30, Kelly sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kelly's projected Rating — 22.3 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 central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists9

Defending

Tackles64

Interceptions53

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

PeterboroughAug 2026 – nowFree

Milton Keynes DonsJul 2024 – Aug 2026

Crawley TownJul 2023 – Jul 2024Free

RRochdaleAug 2021 – Jul 2023Free

Oxford United(on loan)Jan 2020 – Aug 2021

FeyenoordJul 2019 – Jan 2020Free

Reading(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2019

BBath City(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jul 2016

Readinguntil Feb 2016

About L. Kelly

Liam Anthony Kelly is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Peterborough, born on November 22, 1995 in Basingstoke, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Peterborough currently sit 13th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, L. Kelly has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 109 minutes.

L. Kelly's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Peterborough face Blackpool away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Kelly at 22.3 with a Season form score of 38.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Kelly has totalled 329 club appearances with 27 goals and 42 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 45 appearances for Milton Keynes Dons.

L. Kelly's career has also included time at Milton Keynes Dons, Crawley Town, RRochdale, Oxford United, Feyenoord, Reading and BBath City.

On the international stage, L. Kelly has represented Republic of Ireland U19 — 4 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.