Domestic-league season · Derby.
On loan at Grimsby — League Two: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Derby; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 641 | 7.03 |
 League Twoat Grimsby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
Following his move to Derby, O'Donnell's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating eased 8→6. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 11).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Derby · 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.03 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Blackpool · 9th | 46 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Blackpool · 8th | 46 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | Rochdale · 24th | 43 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 | 13 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | Bradford · 14th | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.51 | 12 | 9 |
| 2020/21 | Bradford · 15th | 28 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | 16 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. O'Donnell is a 37-year-old goalkeeper at Derby, rated 6.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 493rd of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Donnell.
Judged on this season alone, O'Donnell graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 44th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 37 O'Donnell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
With a Rating of 6.1, O'Donnell carries the 44th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 37, O'Donnell sits on 2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is O'Donnell's projected Rating — 6.1 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
