Missed 6 of West Brom's ~46 games this season through 6 injury absences (injured, ankle). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Championshipat Bristol City	5	450	6.56
Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland	1	90	7.7
FA Cup	1	45	5.9

Career

Full career & schedule →

Following his move to West Brom, O’Leary's current-season form is up 27% on last season (Season 15→19), while his Rating eased 63→38. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	West Brom · 21st	21	7	33%	6.9	38	19
2025/26	Bristol City	5	0	0%	6.56	—	—
2024/25	Bristol City · 6th	48	10	21%	6.79	63	15
2023/24	Bristol City · 11th	46	13	28%	7.01	67	27
2022/23	Bristol City · 14th	33	9	27%	6.87	65	20
2021/22	Bristol City · 17th	9	1	11%	6.26	55	1

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

M. O’Leary is a 29-year-old goalkeeper at West Brom, rated 38.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 392nd of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O’Leary.

Judged on this season alone, O’Leary graded 19 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 43 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 28th of 43 of the 43 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 29 O’Leary is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: O’Leary missed 6 games through injury (injured, ankle) out of roughly 46 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential28th of 43 goalkeepers · Championship Current seasonTop 26% goalkeepers · Championship11th-best goalkeeper in the Championship392nd in the Championship · potential28th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

38.2

Ratingi

28th of 43 goalkeepers

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

45.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.05

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

33%

CS rate

45.1%

Minutes

7 clean sheets in 21 appearances (33% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (21st of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

Game time. Only 45.1% 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 38.2, O’Leary carries the 28th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 43, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %45.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.048

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %48

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 29, O’Leary sits on 9.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O’Leary's projected Rating — 38.2 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 goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Passes643

Pass accuracy48%

Possession

Duels won10

Duels won %90.9%

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

West Brom2025/26 – now

Bristol City(back from loan)2020/21 – 2025/26

Shrewsbury(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Bristol City(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Solihull Moors(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Bristol City(back from loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Bath City(on loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Kidderminster Harriers(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Bristol City(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Kidderminster Harriersuntil 2015/16

About M. O’Leary

Max Edward O’Leary is a 29-year-old goalkeeper who plays for West Brom, born on October 10, 1996 in Bath, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. West Brom currently sit 21st of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, M. O’Leary has made 21 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,866 minutes, averaging a 7.04 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Championship, the Friendlies and the FA Cup.

When M. O’Leary plays, West Brom's record this season is 6W-9D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.85 at home against 6.7 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Sheffield Wednesday (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Ipswich (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 21, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Watford (90 minutes, 8.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-0 win away at Preston (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 10, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Millwall (90 minutes, 7 rating)
April 6, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Blackburn (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
March 14, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Hull City (66 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 11, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Southampton (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Sheffield Utd (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Oxford United (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. O’Leary at 38.2 with a Season form score of 18.7, ranking 392nd of 495 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. O’Leary has missed 6 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, M. O’Leary has totalled 249 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 48 appearances for Bristol City.

M. O’Leary's career has also included time at Bristol City, Shrewsbury, Solihull Moors, Bath City and Kidderminster Harriers.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

Watch points