Following his move to Portsmouth, Kirk's current-season form is down 86% on last season (Season 28→4), while his Rating climbed 47→57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Portsmouth · 18th	14	1	0	6.48	57	4
2025/26	ST Johnstone	2	0	0	6.3	—	—
2024/25	ST Johnstone · 12th	36	8	1	6.77	47	28
2023/24	Hamilton AcademicalLoan	8	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	1	0	0	—	40	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland U21	3	0
Northern Ireland U19	4	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Kirk is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Portsmouth, rated 56.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kirk.

On the season, Kirk graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 14 appearances (0.187 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 4). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 22 Kirk is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

56.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

3.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.19

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

1 goal in 14 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.19 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

Rated 56.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.19 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.187

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.187

Defensive actions / 900.748

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %12.5

Shot accuracy %61.5

Pass accuracy %63

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.187

Foul involvement / 902.807

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 (~26), then tapers with age. At 22, Kirk sits on 24.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Kirk's projected Rating — 56.8 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 centre-forwards in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target8

Shots13

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes55

Pass accuracy63%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won19

Duels won %32.2%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks2

Fouls committed7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Barnsley(on loan)2026/27 – now

Portsmouth2025/26 – 2026/27

ST Johnstoneuntil 2025/26

Hamilton Academical(on loan)2023/24 – 2025/26

Heart Of Midlothianuntil 2023/24

About M. Kirk

MaKenzie Kirk is a 22-year-old centre-forward who plays for Portsmouth, born on February 6, 2004 in Edinburgh, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Portsmouth currently sit 18th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, M. Kirk has made 14 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 481 minutes, averaging a 6.46 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification and the Championship.

When M. Kirk plays, Portsmouth's record this season is 2W-0D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.57 at home against 6.39 on the road.

Recent matches

March 16, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Derby (15 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 7, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Preston (21 minutes, 6.2 rating)
January 31, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs West Brom (11 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 1, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Bristol City (74 minutes, 6.7 rating)
December 29, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Charlton (89 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 9, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Swansea (10 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 29, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Bristol City (18 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 26, 2025: 0-3 loss away at Sheffield Utd (28 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 8, 2025: 2-3 loss away at Hull City (17 minutes, 6.5 rating)
November 1, 2025: 0-4 loss away at Birmingham (53 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Kirk at 56.8 with a Season form score of 3.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. Kirk has missed 1 match this season through injury.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, M. Kirk has totalled 66 club appearances with 12 goals and 1 assist for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for ST Johnstone.

M. Kirk's career has also included time at Barnsley, ST Johnstone, Hamilton Academical and Heart Of Midlothian.

On the international stage, M. Kirk has represented Northern Ireland U21 and Northern Ireland U19 — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points