Pierce Sweeney

Following his move to Cheltenham, Sweeney's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→24), while his Rating climbed 24→26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cheltenham · 14th	2	0	1	6.65	26	24
2025/26	Exeter City · 21st	40	2	0	6.93	24	26
2024/25	Exeter City · 16th	18	0	1	6.95	26	18
2023/24	Exeter City · 13th	42	0	0	6.88	36	29
2022/23	Exeter City · 14th	43	2	1	6.77	41	36

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	1	0
Republic of Ireland U19	6	0
Republic of Ireland U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

P. Sweeney is a 31-year-old full-back at Exeter City, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 26. On long-term scout potential he's rated 24.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (78.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sweeney.

On the season, Sweeney graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 10 clean sheets and 2.265 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 31 Sweeney is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23

24.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

26.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

78.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.27

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st of 24) 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 78.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %78.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.055

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.055

Defensive actions / 902.265

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.193

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 31, Sweeney sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sweeney's projected Rating — 24.4 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 full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles37

Interceptions26

Blocks19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

CheltenhamJun 2026 – nowFree

Exeter CityJul 2016 – Jun 2026Free

ReadingJul 2012 – Jul 2016

BBray Wanderersuntil Jul 2012

About P. Sweeney

Pierce Liam Sweeney is a 31-year-old full-back who plays for Cheltenham, born on September 11, 1994 in Dublin, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Cheltenham currently sit 14th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, P. Sweeney has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 180 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

P. Sweeney's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cheltenham face Barnet away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Sweeney at 24.4 with a Season form score of 26.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, P. Sweeney has totalled 394 club appearances with 21 goals and 9 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 43 appearances for Exeter City.

P. Sweeney's career has also included time at Exeter City, Reading and BBray Wanderers.

On the international stage, P. Sweeney has represented Republic of Ireland U21, Republic of Ireland U19, Republic of Ireland U17 — 9 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.