Domestic-league season · Finn Harps.
M. Place is a 28-year-old central defender at Finn Harps, rated 20.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 15th of 20 in the Ireland tier 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (89.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Place.
Judged on this season alone, Place graded 13 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 7 centre-backs in the Ireland tier 1, on 0 clean sheets and 3.189 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Place, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 6th of 7 of the 7 centre-backs in the Ireland tier 1. At 28 Place is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 19 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (8th of 10) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 20.1, Place carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ireland tier 1 of 7, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Finn Harps finished 8th of 10) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 28, Place sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Place's projected Rating — 20.1 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.
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