Field Insider
6.1
23.8%
Ratingi
4.5
2.2%
Seasoni
0.9
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameRichard Mark O'Donnell
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age37
Date of birth12 Sept 1988
BirthplaceSheffield
Height188 cm
Shirt number#38
ClubDerby
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
25%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
641
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Derby.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

R. O'Donnell is a 37-year-old goalkeeper at Derby, rated 6.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 171 on scout potential 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 24th of 31 of the 31 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 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6, 31st of 31 of the 31 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 0.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/254 clubs
Current potential31st of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 appsCurrent season24th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps24th-best goalkeeper in the Championship171st in the Championship · potential31st-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
6.1
Ratingi
31st of 31 goalkeepers
4.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
15.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

8
Apps
2
Clean sheets
25%
CS rate
15.5%
Minutes

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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 15.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 6.1, O'Donnell carries the 31st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 31 — 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

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