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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Cheltenham.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 6.7 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 7.3 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 6.3 |
Scout report
L. Kinsella is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Cheltenham, rated 14.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 396th of 484 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kinsella.
Judged on this season alone, Kinsella graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.35 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 6). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 31st of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Kinsella is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Cheltenham finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
4.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.5% 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 14.3, Kinsella carries the 31st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 37, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Cheltenham finished 18th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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