Marley Watkins - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMarley Joseph Watkins

PositionWinger

NationalityWales

Age36

Date of birth17 Oct 1990

BirthplaceLondon

Height178 cm

Shirt number#23

ClubKilmarnock

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Winger

Season stats

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14

Appearances

1

Goals

1

Assists

354

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.

Career

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EFL Trophy×2Scottish Cup×2

Watkins's current-season form is down 22% on last season (Season 18→14), while his Rating eased 16→10. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Kilmarnock · 11th	14	1	1	6.48	10	14
2024/25	Kilmarnock · 9th	32	4	1	6.61	16	18
2023/24	Kilmarnock · 4th	35	9	3	6.92	23	36
2022/23	Aberdeen · 3rd	26	1	1	6.56	18	6
2021/22	Aberdeen · 3rd	21	3	2	6.92	25	15
2021/22	Cardiff	1	2	0	8.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	2	0

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

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Winger

M. Watkins is a 36-year-old winger at Kilmarnock, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 14 appearances, a Season grade of 14. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (28.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Watkins.

On the season, Watkins graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 14 appearances (0.508 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 36 Watkins is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

10.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

14.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.51

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

14

Apps

1

Goals

1

Assists

2

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

1 goal in 14 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.25 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.1%

Available fixtures14 of 9

Goals / 900.254

Assists / 900.254

Goal contribution / 900.508

Defensive actions / 902.034

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %100

Pass accuracy %68

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 904.831

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 36, Watkins sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Watkins's projected Rating — 10.1 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 Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Shots on target4—

Shots4—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created2—

Passes74—

Pass accuracy68%—

Possession

Successful dribbles4—

Dribble success57.1%—

Duels won28—

Duels won %36.4%—

Fouls won7—

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles6—

Interceptions1—

Blocks1—

Fouls committed12—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.1M total transfer fees · 10 moves

Free agentJun 2026 – nowFree

KilmarnockJul 2023 – Jun 2026Free

AberdeenAug 2021 – Jul 2023

CardiffAug 2021 – Aug 2021Free

Bristol City(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Aug 2021

Aberdeen(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jan 2021

Bristol CityJun 2018 – Aug 2020€ 1.1M

NorwichJul 2017 – Jun 2018Free

BarnsleyJul 2015 – Jul 2017Free

IInverness CTuntil Jul 2015

BBath CityFeb 2011 – Jul 2015Free

Cheltenhamuntil Feb 2011

Transfer history

About M. Watkins

Marley Joseph Watkins is a 35-year-old winger who plays for Kilmarnock, born on October 17, 1990 in London, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Wales. Kilmarnock currently sit 11th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, M. Watkins has made 14 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 354 minutes.

M. Watkins's next match is on November 8, 2026, when Kilmarnock face Celtic away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Watkins at 10.1 with a Season form score of 14.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy and the Scottish Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, M. Watkins has totalled 427 club appearances with 59 goals and 17 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 42 appearances for Barnsley.