Player dossier
Premiership · 2026/2027
Colby Donovan
Colby Donovan- Team
- Celtic
- Role
- Full back
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Date of birth
- 07 Sept 2006 (age 20)
- Shirt number
- 51
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2026/2027
Season snapshot
7 appearances · 498 minutesDeveloping sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 7
- Starts
- 5
- Minutes
- 498
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 2
- Red cards
- Not available
0 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 7 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
7.01
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
58.9/ 100
Above average for their role
Early-season estimate · 7 appearances · 498 minutes as full back
Defensive Activity Score
87.9/ 100
Among the best in their role
Compared with full backs (29)
Defensive Reliability Score
53.1/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Compared with full backs (29)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 15%
- 64.2
- Passingweight 20%
- 79.4
- Creationweight 20%
- 12.1
- Defensiveweight 25%
- 70.0
- Dribblingweight 10%
- 53.0
- Ball retentionweight 10%
- 81.7
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
Wide Distributor
Strong matchA wide passing outlet: high passing volume and accuracy, including long balls.
Why this style
- Passes per 9091th
- Pass accuracy90th
- Long balls per 9040th
Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to full back are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 79.4 |
| Defensive | 70.0 |
| Ball retention | 81.7 |
| Duel | 64.2 |
| Dribbling | 53.0 |
| Creation | 12.1 |
| Shooting | 37.4 |
Dashed ring marks the full back median (50th percentile) across 30 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Full back players in this season30 in reference group
- Passing79.4pctl
- Defensive70.0pctl
- Ball retention81.7pctl
- Duel64.2pctl
- Dribbling53.0pctl
- Creation12.1pctl
- Shooting37.4pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Birger MelingVery similar style99 / 100
FC København · Full back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Wide Distributor
Similar in attacking involvement, passing, shooting. Different in chance creation, defensive activity.
- Jordi AltenaVery similar style93 / 100
Hearts · Full back · Premiership 2026/2027 · Wide Distributor
Similar in attacking involvement, aerial play, shooting. Different in ball security, defensive activity.
- John KoutroumbisVery similar style92 / 100
Motherwell · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Wide Distributor
Similar in shooting, ball security, passing. Different in aerial play, defensive activity.
Show 2 more similar players
- Lucas LissensVery similar style91 / 100
Randers FC · Full back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Wide Distributor
Similar in attacking involvement, dribbling, shooting. Different in defensive duels, defensive activity.
- Anthony RalstonVery similar style91 / 100
Celtic · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Wide Distributor
Similar in ball security, defensive duels, shooting. Different in passing, defensive activity.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Form is falling
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 62.0 vs earlier 68.5 (−6.5).37.0/ 100
Development
No clear upward trend
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes +12 · Starts +25pp49.6/ 100
Decline
No clear decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.6 scored matches50.4/ 100
Opposition strength
Easier than average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.7 rated opponents43.8/ 100
Efficiency
Very efficient
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 100%77.2/ 100
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Difference: −0.60 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
Efficiency Score components
- Pass accuracyweight 30%
- 86.0%
- Duel win rateweight 25%
- 62.3%
- Tackle success rateweight 20%
- 75.0%
- Dribble success rateweight 25%
- 83.3%
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 86.0% |
| Dribble success rate | 83.3% |
| Duel win rate | 62.3% |
| Aerial duel win rate | 58.8% |
| Tackle success rate | 75.0% |
| Shot on target rate | 25.0% |
| Long ball accuracy | 53.8% |
Colby Donovan · 0–100% scale
Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.