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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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CBBRR

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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Attributes

This season · 2026/27 · rated out of 99

Matthew PenningtonCiarán Kelly
SHO23 · 29CRE29 · 18PAS49 · 37DEF63 · 53PHY86 · 66
23Shooting29
29Creating18
49Passing37
63Defending53
86Physical66

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

Per 90 minutes

League matches · This season · 2026/27

Matthew PenningtonCiarán Kelly
1,054 minutes814 minutes
6.99Average rating6.69
0.00Goalsper 900.00
0.09Assistsper 900.00
0.77Shotsper 901.22
–Shots on targetper 900.22
0%Shot accuracy18%
0.09Big chances createdper 90–
0.26Key passesper 900.22
0.17Dribbles completedper 90–
41.7Passesper 9032.2
73%Pass accuracy63%
2.73Tackles + interceptionsper 902.99
68%Duels won55%
3.93Aerials wonper 904.42
3.67Clearancesper 907.85
0.60Blocksper 901.00
0.94Fouls wonper 900.77
0.17Dispossessedper 90–
50%Won, in his games20%
1.83Points a game, in his games0.70

Where they play

Positions in their recent starts

Matthew PenningtonCiarán Kelly
Matthew Pennington
CBRB

Centre-back 98% · Right-back 2%

Ciarán Kelly
CB

Centre-back 100%

Career

League seasons in the competitions we cover

Matthew PenningtonCiarán Kelly
318League apps86
17League goals1
6League assists2
0.05Goals per game0.01
1563Minutes per goalfewer is better6078
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. 7
    3
    374
    22/23
  11. 12
    13
    3534
    23/24
  12. 6
    6
    2120
    24/25
  13. 9
    5
    2818
    25/26
  14. 9
    3
    1210
    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

Matthew PenningtonCiarán Kelly
32
Age
28
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Right
Foot
Left
Jun 2027
Contract to
Jun 2028
14
League seasons
5
0
League titles
0
Free transfer, 2025
Last move
Free transfer, 2026
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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.