Player dossier

Premiership · 2026/2027

Josh Mulligan

Defensive midfielder
Role
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
Scotland
Date of birth
12 Nov 2002 (age 23)
Shirt number
8
Season
2026/2027

All players

01 / Record

Season snapshot

8 appearances · 705 minutesDeveloping sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.

Player recordCompleted fixtures
Appearances
8
Starts
8

0 unused substitute matchdays

Minutes
705
Goals
0

Counted from match events

Assists
1

Counted from match events

Yellow cards
1

Counted from match events

Red cards
Not available
Provider rating & details

Provider match ratingAverage rating across 8 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.

6.84

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

39.9/ 100

Close to average for their role

Early-season estimate · 8 appearances · 705 minutes as defensive midfielder

Ball Security Score

11.4/ 100

Among the lowest in their role

Compared with defensive midfielders (24)

See the passing & possession data behind this

Defensive Activity Score

35.4/ 100

Close to average for their role

Compared with defensive midfielders (24)

See the defending data behind this

Defensive Reliability Score

69.4/ 100

Above average for their role

Compared with defensive midfielders (24)

See the defending data behind this

How the Impact Score is built
Experimental modelCoverage 100%Developing sample
Duelweight 20%
47.2
Passingweight 25%
25.7
Creationweight 10%
59.2
Defensiveweight 30%
38.5
Ball retentionweight 15%
43.8

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.

Box-to-Box Midfielder

Moderate match

Contributes at both ends: defensive volume plus shooting and carrying into advanced areas.

Why this style
  • Shots per 9098th
  • Dribble attempts per 9080th
  • Ball recoveries per 9070th

Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built

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 defensive midfielder are shown.

Player profilePercentile 0-100
PASS 26RET 44DEF 39DUEL 47CREA 59DRIB 56SHOT 72
Role-relative percentile values plotted in the profile chart for 2026/2027
FamilyPercentile
Passing25.7
Ball retention43.8
Defensive38.5
Duel47.2
Creation59.2
Dribbling55.8
Shooting72.2

Dashed ring marks the defensive midfielder median (50th percentile) across 24 comparable players.

Percentile detail

Compared with Defensive midfielder players in this season24 in reference group

  • Passing25.7pctl
  • Ball retention43.8pctl
  • Defensive38.5pctl
  • Duel47.2pctl
  • Creation59.2pctl
  • Dribbling55.8pctl
  • Shooting72.2pctl
05 / Style match

Similar players

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

  • Scott ArfieldVery similar style99 / 100

    Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026

    Similar in attacking involvement, ball security, passing. Different in dribbling, defensive duels.

    Compare

  • Mohamed DiomandéVery similar style99 / 100

    Rangers · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026

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

    Compare

  • Mads Emil MadsenVery similar style98 / 100

    FC København · Defensive midfielder · Superliga 2026/2027 · Creative Midfielder

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

    Compare

Show 2 more similar players
  • Mads Emil MadsenVery similar style97 / 100

    Central midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026 · Creative Midfielder

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

    Compare

  • William MadsenVery similar style96 / 100

    Fredericia · Defensive midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026

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

    Compare

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

Form is falling

DetailMomentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 29.5 vs earlier 51.7 (−22.3).

5.5/ 100

Development

No clear 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 +3 · Starts 0pp

15.2/ 100

Decline

Strong downward trend

DetailDecline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.8 scored matches

84.8/ 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.8 rated opponents

49.1/ 100

Efficiency

Too few recorded actions to score

DetailEfficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 85%

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.

Insufficient sample. The comparison needs at least 3 completed fixtures in both groups (currently 8 started and 0 not started).

Efficiency data sheetSuccess rates
Efficiency rates for Josh Mulligan 2026/2027
MetricRate
Pass accuracy85.4%
Dribble success rate50.0%
Duel win rate43.5%
Aerial duel win rateNot available
Tackle success rate80.0%
Shot on target rate26.1%
Long ball accuracy55.6%
PASSDRIBDUELTACKSHOTLONG

Josh Mulligan · 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