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Full nameRonan Aiden Connolly Shea Chap Hale
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age28
Date of birth8 Sept 1998
BirthplaceBelfast
Height176 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubGillingham
Centre-forward
11
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
883
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gillingham.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Ross County — League Cup: 4 apps, 4g 0a, 373 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Gillingham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100676.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

Ronan Hale is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Gillingham, rated 23.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 161st of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hale.

Judged on this season alone, Hale graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 11 appearances (0.51 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 21). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 17th of 32 of the 32 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 28 Hale is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down
23.4
Ratingi
17th of 32 centre-forwards
21.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.51
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Gillingham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
4
Goals
1
Assists
5
G+A
0.36
Goals / app

4 goals in 11 appearances (0.36 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.51 goal contributions per 90 (0.41 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.4, Hale carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two of 32 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.51 goal contributions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4
Shots on target11
Shots20
Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists1
Chances created7
Passes193
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success41.2%
Duels won27
Duels won %32.9%
Fouls won10

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions2
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.