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Cathal McCarthy is a football player from Ierland Republiek who mostly plays as a defender. The last game Cathal played was Celtic - Kilmarnock on 2026-11-08.
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Fact sheet
Position
DefenderNationality
IrelandCountry of birth
IrelandCareer statistics Cathal McCarthy
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
19
13 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,314
69 per match
Goals
1
0.07 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
1,314 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.52
average
Minutes per goal
1,314
Cards
5 / 0
263 minutes per card
Unused substitute
28
matches
Season 2026
Matches
11
11 in the starting XI
Minutes played
974
89 per match
Goals
1
0.09 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
974 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.55
average
Minutes per goal
974
Cards
4 / 0
244 minutes per card
Premiership · 2026
Matches
11
11 in the starting XI
Minutes played
974
89 per match
Goals
1
0.09 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
974 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.55
average
Minutes per goal
974
Cards
4 / 0
244 minutes per card
Season 2025
Matches
8
2 in the starting XI
Minutes played
340
43 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.47
average
Cards
1 / 0
340 minutes per card
Unused substitute
28
matches
Championship · 2025
Matches
6
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
229
38 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.55
average
Cards
1 / 0
229 minutes per card
Unused substitute
27
matches
FA Cup · 2025
Matches
2
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
111
56 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.30
average
Cards
0 / 0
Premiership · 2026
Matches
11
11 in the starting XI
Minutes played
974
89 per match
Goals
1
0.09 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
974 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.55
average
Minutes per goal
974
Cards
4 / 0
244 minutes per card
Championship · 2025
Matches
6
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
229
38 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.55
average
Cards
1 / 0
229 minutes per card
Unused substitute
27
matches
FA Cup · 2025
Matches
2
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
111
56 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.30
average
Cards
0 / 0
No data available
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
19
13 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,314
69 per match
Goals
1
0.07 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
1
1,314 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.52
average
Minutes per goal
1,314
Cards
5 / 0
263 minutes per card
Unused substitute
28
matches
FN rating over the last matches
Success rates across the whole career
Shots on target
33.3%
Goals per shot
11.1%
Successful dribbles
55.6%
Duels won
57.4%
Starts
68.4%
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Stats Cathal McCarthy
| Match | Competition | Date | FN rating | Min | Pos | G | A | Sh | SoT | Pas | KP | Pas+ | Tkl | Blk | Int | Du | Du+ | Dri | Dri+ | Foul | Foul+ | Off | Sav | GC | Pen+ | Pen- | PenSv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø Average | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Celtic - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-11-08 | 6.6 | 89 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
Kilmarnock - ST Johnstone
|
Premiership | 2026-10-31 | 7.4 | 90 | Defender | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
Dundee - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-10-28 | 6.0 | 89 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
Falkirk - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-10-24 | 4.4 | 76 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
Kilmarnock - Motherwell
|
Premiership | 2026-10-17 | 6.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 80 | - | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Rangers - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-10-10 | 7.0 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 36 | 1 | 33 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kilmarnock - Heart OF Midlothian
|
Premiership | 2026-09-19 | 6.2 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 24 | - | 17 | 2 | - | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hibernian - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-09-15 | 7.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | - | 39 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Aberdeen - Kilmarnock
|
Premiership | 2026-09-05 | 7.0 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | - | 30 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kilmarnock - ST Mirren
|
Premiership | 2026-09-02 | 7.7 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 70 | - | 57 | 6 | - | - | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Kilmarnock - Dundee Utd
|
Premiership | 2026-08-29 | 6.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 67 | - | 55 | - | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Sheffield Utd - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-04-11 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oxford United - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-04-03 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Sheffield Wednesday
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-03-21 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wrexham - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-03-10 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Millwall
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-03-07 | - | 1 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Ipswich - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-03-03 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Portsmouth - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-02-28 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Derby
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-02-24 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - QPR
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-02-21 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Chelsea
|
FA Cup | 2026-02-13 | 5.7 | 80 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 24 | - | 18 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Bristol City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-02-07 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Watford
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-02-03 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Blackburn - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-01-31 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Swansea
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-01-24 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Preston - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-01-20 | 6.7 | 8 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Southampton - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-01-17 | 6.6 | 45 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 12 | - | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Blackburn
(sub) |
FA Cup | 2026-01-11 | 6.9 | 31 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 12 | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Stoke City
(sub) |
Championship | 2026-01-01 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Middlesbrough - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-12-29 | 6.9 | 84 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 15 | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Sheffield Wednesday - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-12-26 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - West Brom
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-12-20 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Millwall - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-12-13 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Wrexham
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-12-10 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Stoke City - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-29 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Ipswich
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-25 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
QPR - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-22 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Portsmouth
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-08 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Derby - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-04 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Norwich - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-11-01 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Charlton
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-10-25 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Leicester
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-10-21 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Bristol City - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-08-30 | - | 1 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Blackburn
|
Championship | 2025-08-23 | 6.0 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 50 | - | 43 | 3 | - | 1 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Hull City - Oxford United
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-08-17 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Wrexham - Hull City
(sub) |
EFL Carabao Cup | 2025-08-12 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Coventry - Hull City
(sub) |
Championship | 2025-08-09 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Legend
Min
Minutes played
Pos
Position
G
Goals
A
Assists
Sh
Shots
SoT
Shots on target
Pas
Passes
KP
Key passes
Pas+
Accurate passes
Tkl
Tackles
Blk
Blocked shots
Int
Interceptions
Du
Duels
Du+
Duels won
Dri
Dribbles
Dri+
Successful dribbles
Foul
Fouls committed
Foul+
Fouls drawn
Yellow cards
Red cards
Off
Offside
Sav
Saves
GC
Goals conceded
Pen+
Penalties scored
Pen-
Penalties missed
PenSv
Penalties saved
sub
Substitute
| Competition | M | St | Min | G | A | G+A | Min/G | Ø | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 | ||||||||||
Premiership
|
11 | 11 | 974 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 974 | 4 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Season 2025 | ||||||||||
Championship
|
6 | 1 | 229 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.55 |
FA Cup
|
2 | 1 | 111 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| Total 2025 | 8 | 2 | 340 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.47 |
| Full career | 19 | 13 | 1,314 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,314 | 5 | 0 | 6.52 |
| Statistic | Season 2026 | Full career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | per match | per 90 | Total | per match | per 90 | |
| Matches | 11 | - | - | 19 | - | - |
| Minutes played | 974 | 88.5 | - | 1,314 | 69.2 | - |
| Attacking | ||||||
| Goals | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Assists | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Goals + assists | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Shots | 7 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 9 | 0.47 | 0.62 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Dribbles | 3 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 9 | 0.47 | 0.62 |
| Successful dribbles | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 5 | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| Offside | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Passing | ||||||
| Passes | 599 | 54.45 | 55.35 | 719 | 37.84 | 49.25 |
| Key passes | 3 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Accurate passes | 485 | 44.09 | 44.82 | 580 | 30.53 | 39.73 |
| Defending | ||||||
| Tackles | 16 | 1.45 | 1.48 | 24 | 1.26 | 1.64 |
| Interceptions | 22 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 32 | 1.68 | 2.19 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 9 | 0.47 | 0.62 |
| Duels | 88 | 8.00 | 8.13 | 141 | 7.42 | 9.66 |
| Duels won | 53 | 4.82 | 4.90 | 81 | 4.26 | 5.55 |
| Dribbled past | 7 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 10 | 0.53 | 0.68 |
| Discipline | ||||||
| Fouls committed | 9 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 14 | 0.74 | 0.96 |
| Fouls drawn | 12 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 17 | 0.89 | 1.16 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 5 | 0.26 | 0.34 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties | ||||||
| Penalties scored | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties missed | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalty conceded | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 |

