MaKenzie Kirk

Following his move to Barnsley, Kirk's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→3), while his Rating held around 57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	BarnsleyLoan · 21st	2	0	0	5.95	57	3
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 depthWinger

M. Kirk is a 22-year-old winger 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 broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 3). Over the 4 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 down4 clubs

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

Apps

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

Cards / 900.187

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 age 22 (~25), 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 wingers in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Barnsley(on loan)Jul 2026 – now

PortsmouthSept 2025 – Jul 2026

SST Johnstoneuntil Sept 2025

HHamilton Academical(on loan)Jan 2024 – Sept 2025

Heart Of Midlothianuntil Jan 2024

About M. Kirk

MaKenzie Kirk is a 22-year-old winger who plays for Barnsley, born on February 6, 2004 in Edinburgh, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Barnsley currently sit 21st of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, M. Kirk has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 87 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. Kirk's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Barnsley face Leyton Orient away in the League One.

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.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, M. Kirk has totalled 68 club appearances with 12 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for ST Johnstone.

M. Kirk's career has also included time at Portsmouth, SST Johnstone, HHamilton 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.