Field Insider
6.1
23.8%
Ratingi
9
95.7%
Seasoni
1.6
Valuei

ratings updated 17 Oct 2026

Profile

Full nameRichard Mark O'Donnell
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age38
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

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Championship: on the pitch for 89% of Derby's available minutes this season, up from 17% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Experienced headGoalkeeper

R. O'Donnell is a 38-year-old goalkeeper at Derby, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 8 appearances, a Season grade of 9, top 51% of Championship goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 8.5, ranking 272nd of 272 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (31% 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 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 41st of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 38 O'Donnell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 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 potential41st of 41 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 appsCurrent season21st of 41 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps21st-best goalkeeper in the Championship272nd in the Championship · potential41st-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
8.5
Ratingi
41st of 41 goalkeepers
9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
2
Clean sheets
25%
CS rate
31%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 38, 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 8.5, O'Donnell carries the 41st-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 41 — 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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