Player dossier

Premiership · 2025/2026

Gavin Molloy

Centre back
Role
Centre back
Nationality
Republic of Ireland
Date of birth
19 Oct 2001 (age 24)
Shirt number
21
Season
2025/2026

All players

01 / Record

Season snapshot

18 appearances · 1,318 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.

Player recordCompleted fixtures
Appearances
18
Starts
14

6 unused substitute matchdays

Minutes
1,318
Goals
0

Counted from match events

Assists
0

Counted from match events

Yellow cards
1

Counted from match events

Red cards
Not available
Provider rating & details

Provider match ratingAverage rating across 17 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.

6.73

02 / Performance

FootyCabin performance

FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.

Impact Score

43.7/ 100

Close to average for their role

Established-sample estimate · 18 appearances · 1,318 minutes as centre back

Defensive Activity Score

53.6/ 100

Slightly above average for their role

Compared with centre backs (55)

See the defending data behind this

Defensive Reliability Score

12.9/ 100

Among the lowest in their role

Compared with centre backs (55)

See the defending data behind this

Ball Security Score

2.7/ 100

Among the lowest in their role

Compared with centre backs (55)

See the passing & possession data behind this

How the Impact Score is built
Experimental modelCoverage 100%Established sample
Duelweight 25%
59.5
Passingweight 25%
30.0
Defensiveweight 35%
51.8
Ball retentionweight 15%
21.5

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.

03 / Playing style

Playing style

How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.

No clear archetype yet. This player's profile does not lean strongly enough towards one style.

04 / Profile

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 centre back are shown.

Player profilePercentile 0-100
PASS 30DEF 52RET 22DUEL 60CREA 20
Role-relative percentile values plotted in the profile chart for 2025/2026
FamilyPercentile
Passing30.0
Defensive51.8
Ball retention21.5
Duel59.5
Creation20.3

Dashed ring marks the centre back median (50th percentile) across 55 comparable players.

Percentile detail

Compared with Centre back players in this season55 in reference group

  • Passing30.0pctl
  • Defensive51.8pctl
  • Ball retention21.5pctl
  • Duel59.5pctl
  • Creation20.3pctl
05 / Style match

Similar players

Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.

  • Ryan AstleySimilar style89 / 100

    Dundee · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026

    Similar in dribbling, defensive activity, attacking involvement. Different in defensive duels, chance creation.

    Compare

  • Danny FinlaysonSimilar style87 / 100

    Livingston · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026

    Similar in attacking involvement, ball security, shooting. Different in chance creation, defensive duels.

    Compare

  • James GomezSimilar style86 / 100

    Odense BK · Centre back · Superliga 2026/2027

    Similar in aerial play, shooting, attacking involvement. Different in ball security, dribbling.

    Compare

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  • Luis BinksSimilar style86 / 100

    Brøndby IF · Centre back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Aerial Defender

    Similar in attacking involvement, dribbling, shooting. Different in defensive duels, passing.

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  • Robbie DeasSimilar style85 / 100

    Kilmarnock · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Aerial Defender

    Similar in ball security, dribbling, defensive activity. Different in chance creation, defensive duels.

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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.

06 / Context

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 & contextScore 0-100

Form

Rising strongly

DetailMomentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 58.0 vs earlier 42.8 (+15.2).

80.4/ 100

Development

Strong upward trend

DetailBreakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes +9 · Starts +14pp

74.9/ 100

Decline

No clear decline

DetailDecline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.16 scored matches

25.1/ 100

Opposition strength

Around average

DetailOpposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.18 rated opponents

45.7/ 100

Efficiency

Too few recorded actions to score

DetailEfficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 80%

Insufficient sample

Team effect and success rates
Player intelligenceScore 0–100

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.

Started14 fixtures1.07pts/match
Did not start24 fixtures1.04pts/match

Difference: +0.03 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.

Efficiency data sheetSuccess rates
Efficiency rates for Gavin Molloy 2025/2026
MetricRate
Pass accuracy70.7%
Dribble success rate66.7%
Duel win rate52.5%
Aerial duel win rateNot available
Tackle success rate81.8%
Shot on target rateNot available
Long ball accuracy30.7%
PASSDRIBDUELTACKLONG

Gavin Molloy · 0–100% scale

11 / Method

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.

Full methodology