Player dossier
Premiership · 2025/2026
Paul McGinn
Paul McGinn- Team
- Motherwell
- Role
- Centre back
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Date of birth
- 22 Oct 1990 (age 35)
- Shirt number
- 16
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2025/2026
Season snapshot
33 appearances · 2,882 minutesEstablished sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 33
- Starts
- 32
- Minutes
- 2,882
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 4
- 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 33 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.95
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
58.1/ 100
Above average for their role
Established-sample estimate · 33 appearances · 2,882 minutes as centre back
Defensive Activity Score
50.0/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
Defensive Reliability Score
92.9/ 100
Among the best in their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
Ball Security Score
77.3/ 100
Clearly above average for their role
Compared with centre backs (55)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 25%
- 39.2
- Passingweight 25%
- 78.5
- Defensiveweight 35%
- 47.3
- Ball retentionweight 15%
- 80.9
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.
Ball-Playing Defender
Strong matchalso Conservative DistributorHeavily involved in build-up for a defender, with high passing volume, accuracy and passes into the final third.
Why this style
- Passes per 9088th
- Pass accuracy85th
- Possession lost per 100 touches83th
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 centre back are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 78.5 |
| Defensive | 47.3 |
| Ball retention | 80.9 |
| Duel | 39.2 |
| Creation | 62.6 |
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
- Passing78.5pctl
- Defensive47.3pctl
- Ball retention80.9pctl
- Duel39.2pctl
- Creation62.6pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Martin MoormannVery similar style97 / 100
Motherwell · Centre back · Premiership 2026/2027 · Ball-Playing Defender
Similar in ball security, dribbling, shooting. Different in aerial play, defensive duels.
- Tobias SalquistVery similar style95 / 100
Nordsjælland · Centre back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Ball-Playing Defender
Similar in shooting, ball security, attacking involvement. Different in defensive duels, aerial play.
- Nicolas BürgyVery similar style94 / 100
Odense BK · Centre back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Ball-Playing Defender
Similar in aerial play, attacking involvement, passing. Different in defensive duels, shooting.
Show 2 more similar players
- Olwethu MakhanyaVery similar style92 / 100
Rangers · Centre back · Premiership 2026/2027
Similar in aerial play, chance creation, defensive activity. Different in ball security, defensive duels.
- Eric KahlVery similar style92 / 100
AGF · Centre back · Superliga 2026/2027
Similar in shooting, dribbling, attacking involvement. Different in ball security, defensive duels.
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 48.4 vs earlier 60.2 (−11.7).26.5/ 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 +3 · Starts +3pp34.8/ 100
Decline
Some signs of decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.33 scored matches65.2/ 100
Opposition strength
Around average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.33 rated opponents48.0/ 100
Efficiency
Very efficient
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 100%72.6/ 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: −0.27 points per match. This is a description of results only and does not mean the player caused them.
Efficiency Score components
- Pass accuracyweight 35%
- 90.0%
- Duel win rateweight 25%
- 59.4%
- Aerial duel win rateweight 20%
- 51.3%
- Tackle success rateweight 20%
- 80.0%
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 90.0% |
| Dribble success rate | 69.2% |
| Duel win rate | 59.4% |
| Aerial duel win rate | 51.3% |
| Tackle success rate | 80.0% |
| Shot on target rate | 50.0% |
| Long ball accuracy | 50.2% |
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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.