Domestic-league season · Milton Keynes Dons.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 45 | 1 | 9 | 3527 | 7.04 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Kelly's current-season form is up 81% on last season (Season 21→38), while his Rating held around 22. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes Dons · 2nd | 45 | 1 | 9 | 7.04 | 22 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | Milton Keynes Dons · 19th | 42 | 1 | 3 | 6.95 | 23 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | Crawley Town · 7th | 40 | 6 | 12 | 7.24 | 29 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Rochdale · 24th | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6.92 | 27 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Rochdale · 18th | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7.19 | 32 | 30 |
| 2020/21 | Oxford United · 6th | 26 | 0 | 2 | 6.97 | 45 | 14 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Kelly is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Milton Keynes Dons, rated 22.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 297th of 478 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (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.
Judged on this season alone, Kelly graded 38 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 9 assists and 3.113 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 38). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 45th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Kelly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.
Kelly is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
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.
With a Rating of 22.4, Kelly carries the 45th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67. 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.
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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Kelly sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kelly's projected Rating — 22.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
