Shay McCartan

€416KMarket Value

Free Agent

•Attacker•

Northern Ireland

Shay McCartan

€416KMarket Value

Free Agent

•Attacker•

Northern Ireland

6.3

Season Score

May 18, 1994

178 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

6.3

Season Score

May 18, 1994

178 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2025/2026

Season Performance 25/26

All Competitions

Matches: 17
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 0
Mins/game: 53
Avg Rating: 6.34

Career

Professional Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

Accrington Stanley

2013/2014 - 2016/2017

1172560.213,429-

Glentoran

2021/2022 - 2023/2024

531010.192,6247.59

Portadown

2024/2025 - 2025/2026

49800.163,5036.68

Bradford City

2017/2018 - 2019/2020

Total

36377100.2117,378

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Northern Ireland

2017 - 2018

2000.0058-

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

North. Ireland U21

2017/2018 - 2021/2022

15200.13567-

Professional Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Portadown

25/26

170—9090.00726.34

Portadown

24/25

316—2,5940.211006.86

Portadown

23/24

12———00-

Glentoran

23/24

133—2841.27507.59

Glentoran

22/23

285—1,8850.2441-

Glentoran

21/22

122—4550.4000-

Ballymena United

20/21

3618—3,0370.5370-

Bradford City

19/20

224—8770.41507.03

Lincoln City

18/19

437—2,3540.34206.22

Bradford City

17/18

264—1,4910.3030-

Lincoln City

17/18

10—63—00-

Accrington Stanley

16/17

3911—2,3490.54100-

Accrington Stanley

15/16

307———21-

Accrington Stanley

14/15

326—9900.7310-

Accrington Stanley

13/14

161———10-

Hyde United

12/13

161———10-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Northern Ireland

17/18

10—51—00-

Northern Ireland

16/17

10—7—00-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

North. Ireland U21

20/21

30—960.0010-

North. Ireland U21

18/19

60—1920.0020-

North. Ireland U21

16/17

62—2790.6500-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2012/2013	Enterprise National League (England)	16	—	1	—	—	—
2013/2014	League Two (England)	5	—	0	—	—	—
2014/2015	League Two (England)	31	990	6	0	0.55	—
2015/2016	League Two (England)	29	—	7	—	—	—
2016/2017	League Two (England)	34	2226	10	3	0.53	—
2017/2018	League One (England)	22	1146	4	1	0.39	—
2018/2019	League Two (England)	38	2070	7	2	0.39	—
2019/2020	League Two (England)	21	811	4	0	0.44	7.03
2020/2021	Premiership	36	3037	18	0	0.53	—
2021/2022	Premiership	12	455	2	0	0.4	—
2022/2023	Premiership	28	1885	5	0	0.24	—
2023/2024	Premiership	8	284	3	0	0.95	7.59
2024/2025	Premiership	30	2594	4	0	0.14	6.86
2025/2026	Premiership	17	909	0	0	0	6.34

Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Shay McCartan — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 7.59Premiership
Lowest-rated season: 2025/2026 · 6.34Premiership
Rating trend: -0.71last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league): 0.38 G+A per 9071 goals + 6 assists across 14 league seasons (per-90 from 16407 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 14 (2012–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 8

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 0thrating 6.34 vs 44 rated peers
Goals rank: #41 of 440 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 2nd0 per 90

Cohort: 44 Premiership forwards, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-05

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Newport County	11	2	2	7	0	0	2	0	Feb 2020
Morecambe	10	7	2	1	3	0	0	0	Jan 2020
Portsmouth	9	3	2	4	1	1	0	0	Apr 2018
Plymouth Argyle	9	5	1	3	1	0	3	0	Feb 2020
AFC Wimbledon	9	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	Jan 2018
Exeter City	8	4	1	3	4	0	0	0	Feb 2019
Crawley Town	8	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	Jan 2020
York City	7	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	Apr 2016
Bury	7	1	3	3	1	0	1	0	Jan 2019
Northampton Town	7	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	Nov 2018
Cambridge United	7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	Feb 2020
Oxford United	7	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	Dec 2017
Hartlepool United	7	3	2	2	4	0	2	0	Jan 2017
Southend United	6	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	Apr 2018
Wycombe Wanderers	6	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	Feb 2017
Oldham Athletic	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	Feb 2020
Larne	6	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	—
Scunthorpe United	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	Jan 2020
Luton Town	5	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	Apr 2017
Tranmere Rovers	5	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	Apr 2019

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Transfer History

Portadown

—

Jul 1, 2026Transfer

Glentoran

Portadown

Jul 1, 2024Free Transfer

Ballymena United

Glentoran

Aug 2, 2021Transfer€118K

Bradford City

Ballymena United

Sep 29, 2020Free Transfer

Lincoln City

Bradford City

May 31, 2019End of loan

Jul 24, 2018Loan

Jul 1, 2017Transfer€230K

Burnley U21

Accrington Stanley

Jul 2, 2013Free Transfer

Burnley U18

Burnley U21

Jul 1, 2012Transfer

Trophies & Awards

1 title won

Championships

League Two

1x Winner(2018/2019)

Player Information

Date of Birth

May 18, 1994

Place of Birth

Newry, Northern Ireland

Nationality

Northern Ireland

Height

178 cm

Weight

74 kg

Shirt Number

#24

Age

32 years

Position

Attacker

Market Value

€416K

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.34

Highest: 6.3 | Lowest: 6.3

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

71%

Matches

Total played17

Started (Lineups)10

From Bench0

Total Minutes909

Minutes per game53

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes1

Pass accuracy71%

Total passes181

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses5

Accurate Crosses2

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles6

Interceptions13

Clearances-

Blocks2

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels119

Duels Won47

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles0

Cards

Yellow3

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

363

total appearances

About Shay McCartan

In the 2025/2026 Premiership, Shay McCartan played 17 games (909 minutes) without a direct goal contribution. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.34. Measured against the 44 Premiership forwards who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he sits in the 0th percentile by goal involvements per 90; for goals scored he stands 41st of 44.

His recorded league career runs from 2012 to 2025: 14 seasons across 8 clubs. His ratings range from 6.34 (2025/2026) up to 7.59 in 2023/2024, Premiership. His last two rated seasons average 0.71 below his earlier career level.

His recorded league football covers 4 domestic leagues: League Two (England) (158 appearances, 34 goals), Premiership (131 appearances, 32 goals) and League One (England) (22 appearances, 4 goals) — the three with most games. 7 of those 14 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Across 2018/2019–2020/2021, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 95 league appearances (32 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Shay McCartan play?

Shay McCartan plays as an Attacker.

How old is Shay McCartan?

Shay McCartan is 32 years old, born on May 18, 1994. He is from Northern Ireland. At 32, he has already won 1 trophy in his professional career.

How tall is Shay McCartan?

Shay McCartan is 178 cm tall. He weighs 74 kg.

How many trophies has Shay McCartan won?

Shay McCartan has won 1 trophy throughout his career.

What nationality is Shay McCartan?

Shay McCartan is from Northern Ireland and represents them at international level.