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Central midfielder · age 31 · Republic of Ireland · 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 423 apps · 48 goals · 26 assists · league games since 2013/14
2,623 minutes · 27 starts · 64 a game
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Central midfielder 64% · Defensive midfielder 16% · Right-back 8% · Right midfielder 5% · of his last 100 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 606 outfield players in Championship with ten full games or more, over 2025/26, marked down when he's below par among midfielders (so playing up front alone doesn't make a shooter); passing against other midfielders only, since where you play decides how safe your passes are. Rating is Sportmonks’ match rating, averaged. League matches only.
League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | MiddlesbroughChampionship | 41 (27) | 2,623 | 4 | 3 | 6.85 |
| 2024/25 | SunderlandChampionship | 23 (13) | 1,214 | 1 | 0 | 6.89 |
| 2023/24 | Preston North EndChampionship | 41 (36) | 3,169 | 4 | 4 | 7.28 |
| 2022/23 | Preston North EndChampionship | 36 (31) | 2,640 | 1 | 2 | 6.99 |
| 2021/22 | Preston North EndChampionship | 39 (35) | 3,209 | 4 | 5 | 7.09 |
| 2020/21 | Preston North EndChampionship | 38 (37) | 3,245 | 4 | 2 | 6.98 |
| 2019/20 | Preston North EndChampionship | 43 (35) | 3,200 | 4 | 2 | 6.92 |
| 2018/19 | Preston North EndChampionship | 38 (36) | 3,171 | 12 | 5 | 7.06 |
| 2017/18 | Preston North EndChampionship | 44 (38) | 3,390 | 7 | 1 | 6.94 |
| 2016/17 | Preston North EndChampionship | 31 (21) | 1,938 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2015/16 | Preston North EndChampionship | 36 (27) | 2,439 | 3 | 1 | 6.86 |
| 2014/15 | Preston North EndLeague One | 8 (0) | 1,044 | 3 | 1 | – |
| 2013/14 | Preston North EndLeague One | 5 (1) | 492 | 1 | 0 | – |
| All 13 seasons | 423 (337) | 31,774 | 48 | 26 | 6.99 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are Sportmonks’ match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks.
Latest matchday: not in the squad v Chelsea, Sun 8 Nov
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data). Ratings from Sportmonks.