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15.8
22.2%
Ratingi
39
113.1%
Seasoni
1.8
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameStephen Gerard O'Donnell
PositionFull-back
NationalityScotland
Age34
Date of birth11 May 1992
BirthplaceBellshill
Height184 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubMotherwell
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Season stats

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35
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
2189
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Motherwell.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

S. O'Donnell is a 34-year-old full-back at Motherwell, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 3 assists in 35 appearances, a Season grade of 39, top 18% of Premiership full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.8, ranking 63rd of 69 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (64% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O'Donnell.

Judged on this season alone, O'Donnell graded 39 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 11 full-backs in the Premiership, on 12 clean sheets and 1.974 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 39). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 10th of 11 of the 11 full-backs in the Premiership. At 34 O'Donnell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — O'Donnell is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential10th of 11 full-backs · PremiershipCurrent seasonTop 19% full-backs · Premiership2nd-best full-back in the Premiership63rd in the Premiership · potential10th-highest potential full-back in the Premiership
15.8
Ratingi
10th of 11 full-backs
39
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
64%
Minutes
a regular starter
1.97
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Motherwell finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

35
Apps
1.97
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
15
Interceptions
12
Clean sheets

1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 35 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.97 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Age curve. At 34, 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 15.8, O'Donnell carries the 10th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 11. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions15
Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.