Field Insider
18.9
9.6%
Ratingi
23.8
235.2%
Seasoni
2.8
Valuei

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

Profile

Full nameStephen Iain Kingsley
PositionFull-back
NationalityScotland
Age32
Date of birth23 Jul 1994
BirthplaceStirling
Height178 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubHeart Of Midlothian
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Season stats

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21
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1394
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Heart Of Midlothian.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
UEFA Champions League100477

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

S. Kingsley is a 32-year-old full-back at Heart Of Midlothian, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 21 appearances, a Season grade of 24, top 36% of Premiership full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.9, ranking 61st of 69 in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (40.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kingsley.

Judged on this season alone, Kingsley graded 24 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 11 full-backs in the Premiership, on 7 clean sheets and 2.518 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 9th of 11 of the 11 full-backs in the Premiership. At 32 Kingsley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential9th of 11 full-backs · PremiershipCurrent seasonTop 37% full-backs · Premiership4th-best full-back in the Premiership61st in the Premiership · potential9th-highest potential full-back in the Premiership
18.9
Ratingi
9th of 11 full-backs
23.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
40.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Heart Of Midlothian finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

21
Apps
2.52
Def. / 90
21
Tackles
13
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 40.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, 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 18.9, Kingsley carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premiership of 11. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× 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

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles21
Interceptions13
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.