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Ciarán
Kelly

Centre-back · age 28 · Republic of Ireland · 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) · contract to Jun 2028

Apps
10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Rating
6.69
2026/27
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Matthew
Pennington

Centre-back · age 32 · England · 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) · contract to Jun 2027

Apps
12
Goals
0
Assists
1
Rating
6.99
2026/27
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Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Ciarán KellyMatthew Pennington
SHO29 · 23CRE18 · 29PAS37 · 49DEF53 · 63PHY66 · 86
29Shooting23
18Creating29
37Passing49
53Defending63
66Physical86

Each number out of 99, against the players each was rated with. Rated against different pools: Ciarán Kelly against League Two, Matthew Pennington against League One. A 90 in one league isn’t a 90 in another.

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Ciarán KellyMatthew Pennington
814 minutes1,054 minutes
6.69Average rating6.99
0.00Goalsper 900.00
0.00Assistsper 900.09
1.22Shotsper 900.77
0.22Shots on targetper 90–
18%Shot accuracy0%
–Big chances createdper 900.09
0.22Key passesper 900.26
–Dribbles completedper 900.17
32.2Passesper 9041.7
63%Pass accuracy73%
2.99Tackles + interceptionsper 902.73
55%Duels won68%
4.42Aerials wonper 903.93
7.85Clearancesper 903.67
1.00Blocksper 900.60
0.77Fouls wonper 900.94
–Dispossessedper 900.17
20%Won, in his games50%
0.70Points a game, in his games1.83

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Ciarán KellyMatthew Pennington
Ciarán Kelly
CB

Centre-back 100%

Matthew Pennington
CBRB

Centre-back 98% · Right-back 2%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Ciarán KellyMatthew Pennington
86League apps318
1League goals17
2League assists6
0.01Goals per game0.05
6078Minutes per goalfewer is better1563
Clean sheets a season, season by season
By seasonBy age
  1. 0
    17
    13/14
  2. 0
    24
    14/15
  3. 2
    9
    15/16
  4. 0
    3
    16/17
  5. 4
    24
    17/18
  6. 3
    30
    18/19
  7. 1
    14
    19/20
  8. 5
    19
    20/21
  9. 14
    45
    21/22
  10. 3
    7
    437
    22/23
  11. 13
    12
    3435
    23/24
  12. 6
    6
    2021
    24/25
  13. 5
    9
    1828
    25/26
  14. 3
    9
    1012
    26/27

Each pair: clean sheets above, league games below. By the year each season began.

The tale of the tape

League careers in the competitions we cover

Ciarán KellyMatthew Pennington
28
Age
32
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Left
Foot
Right
Jun 2028
Contract to
Jun 2027
5
League seasons
14
0
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2026
Last move
Free transfer, 2025
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League matches in the competitions we cover. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included. Fees are reported figures, credited on each player’s page.