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Full nameTommy McDermott
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age21
Date of birth1 Jun 2005
BirthplaceManchester
Height178 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubShrewsbury
Central midfielderalso played FWD
34
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1750
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shrewsbury.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two341117506.61
FA Cup3002106.87
EFL Trophy3101567.2
League Cup100116.5

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

T. McDermott is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Shrewsbury, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 2529th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (42.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McDermott.

Judged on this season alone, McDermott graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 67 of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.469 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 14).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, top 29% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two. At 21 McDermott is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 29% central midfielders · League TwoCurrent season43rd of 67 central midfielders · League Two43rd-best central midfielder in the League Two153rd in the League Two · potential19th-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two2529th-highest potential U-23 tracked
30.4
Ratingi
19th of 67 central midfielders
13.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.47
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.47
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
8
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.3% 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 30.4, McDermott carries the 19th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two (top 29%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.