Player dossier

Premiership · 2025/2026

Liam Donnelly

Centre back
Role
Centre back
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Date of birth
07 Mar 1996 (age 30)
Shirt number
4
Season
2025/2026

All players

01 / Record

Season snapshot

17 appearances · 853 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.

Player recordCompleted fixtures
Appearances
17
Starts
10

12 unused substitute matchdays

Minutes
853
Goals
1

Counted from match events

Assists
0

Counted from match events

Yellow cards
3

Counted from match events

Red cards
Not available
Provider rating & details

Provider match ratingAverage rating across 15 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.

6.91

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

60.4/ 100

Above average for their role

Established-sample estimate · 17 appearances · 853 minutes as centre back

Defensive Activity Score

93.6/ 100

Among the best in their role

Compared with centre backs (55)

See the defending data behind this

Ball Security Score

22.7/ 100

Below average for 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%
76.4
Passingweight 25%
51.8
Defensiveweight 35%
64.6
Ball retentionweight 15%
38.5

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.

Defensive Stopper

Moderate match

Front-foot defending: a high volume of tackles, interceptions and clearances for his role.

Why this style
  • Tackles per 9099th
  • Interceptions per 9086th
  • Duel win rate72th

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 centre back are shown.

Player profilePercentile 0-100
PASS 52DEF 65RET 38DUEL 76CREA 80
Role-relative percentile values plotted in the profile chart for 2025/2026
FamilyPercentile
Passing51.8
Defensive64.6
Ball retention38.5
Duel76.4
Creation80.4

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

  • Passing51.8pctl
  • Defensive64.6pctl
  • Ball retention38.5pctl
  • Duel76.4pctl
  • Creation80.4pctl
05 / Style match

Similar players

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

  • Jason KerrSimilar style76 / 100

    Hibernian · Centre back · Premiership 2026/2027

    Similar in defensive duels, attacking involvement, shooting. Different in aerial play, defensive activity.

    Compare

  • Alex GogicSome style similarities70 / 100

    St. Mirren · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026

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

    Compare

  • Marcus FraserSome style similarities69 / 100

    St. Mirren · Centre back · Premiership 2025/2026

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

    Compare

Show 2 more similar players
  • Daníel Leó GrétarssonSome style similarities69 / 100

    Centre back · Superliga 2026/2027 · Defensive Stopper

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

    Compare

  • Mads Bech SørensenSome style similarities64 / 100

    FC Midtjylland · Centre back · Superliga 2026/2027

    Similar in chance creation, defensive duels, passing. Different in aerial play, defensive activity.

    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

Steady form

DetailMomentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 54.0 vs earlier 52.4 (+1.6).

53.3/ 100

Development

Some upward signs

DetailBreakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes +16 · Starts +13pp

56.4/ 100

Decline

No clear decline

DetailDecline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.10 scored matches

43.6/ 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.17 rated opponents

47.6/ 100

Efficiency

Too few recorded actions to score

DetailEfficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 60%

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.

Started10 fixtures1.20pts/match
Did not start28 fixtures0.79pts/match

Difference: +0.41 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 Liam Donnelly 2025/2026
MetricRate
Pass accuracy79.3%
Dribble success rateNot available
Duel win rate64.7%
Aerial duel win rateNot available
Tackle success rateNot available
Shot on target rate30.8%
Long ball accuracy49.3%
PASSDUELSHOTLONG

Liam Donnelly · 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