Mark O'Hara

Following his move to Kilmarnock, O'Hara's current-season form is level with last season (Season 38→38), while his Rating eased 37→28. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Kilmarnock · 12th	6	0	0	6.61	28	38
2024/25	ST Mirren · 6th	32	4	3	6.94	37	38
2023/24	ST Mirren · 5th	29	6	3	6.91	40	38
2022/23	ST Mirren · 6th	35	10	2	6.86	43	38
2021/22	Motherwell · 5th	19	1	0	6.86	39	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	1	0
Scotland U19	5	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. O'Hara is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Kilmarnock, rated 19.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (20.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Hara.

On the season, O'Hara graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.99 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 38 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 30 O'Hara is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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O'Hara is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23

19.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

20.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.99

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.99

Def. / 90

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 6 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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. 3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 20.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.99 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %20.5%

Available fixtures6 of 6

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.99

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %71

Cards / 900

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 30, O'Hara sits on 2.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O'Hara's projected Rating — 19.6 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.

Transfer history

KilmarnockJun 2026 – nowFree

ST MirrenJul 2022 – Jun 2026Free

MotherwellJul 2020 – Jul 2022

Peterborough(back from loan)May 2020 – Jul 2020

Motherwell(on loan)Sept 2019 – May 2020

Peterborough(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Sept 2019

Lincoln(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

PeterboroughJul 2018 – Jan 2019Free

DundeeJul 2016 – Jul 2018Free

Kilmarnockuntil Jul 2016

About M. O'Hara

Mark Ryan O'Hara is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Kilmarnock, born on December 12, 1995 in Barrhead, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Kilmarnock currently sit 12th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, M. O'Hara has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 203 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

September 15, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hibernian (23 minutes, 6.63 rating)
August 29, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Dundee Utd (64 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Celtic (16 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 2, 2026: 3-4 loss away at ST Johnstone (24 minutes, 6.9 rating)

M. O'Hara's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Kilmarnock face Heart Of Midlothian at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. O'Hara at 19.6 with a Season form score of 5.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. O'Hara has totalled 342 club appearances with 42 goals and 9 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for ST Mirren.

M. O'Hara's career has also included time at ST Mirren, Motherwell, Peterborough, Lincoln and Dundee.

On the international stage, M. O'Hara has represented Scotland U21 and Scotland U19 — 6 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.