Dara Costelloe - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameDara James Morgan Costelloe

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityRepublic of Ireland

Age23

Date of birth11 Dec 2002

BirthplaceLimerick

Shirt number#11

ClubWigan

More about D. Costelloe →

Centre-forward

Season stats

Full career & schedule →

38

Appearances

3

Goals

1

Assists

1977

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wigan.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League One	38	3	1	1977	6.46
League Cup	3	0	0	133	6.33
FA Cup	3	0	0	116	6.1
EFL Trophy	1	1	0	90	7.9

Career

Full career & schedule →

Following his move to Wigan, Costelloe's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→13), while his Rating held around 44. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 15).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Wigan · 16th	38	3	1	6.46	44	13
2024/25	NorthamptonLoan · 19th	15	6	0	6.97	45	15
2024/25	Accrington STLoan · 21st	17	5	1	6.89	30	13
2023/24	DundeeLoan	16	0	2	6.7	—	—
2023/24	ST JohnstoneLoan · 3rd	12	1	2	6.7	45	9
2022/23	BradfordLoan · 6th	11	0	1	6.54	31	3
2022/23	Burnley · 1st	4	0	0	6.48	61	0
2019/20	Galway United	14	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Career

Full career & schedule →

Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Costelloe is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Wigan, rated 44.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costelloe.

Judged on this season alone, Costelloe graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 38 appearances (0.182 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 13). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 32% of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 23 Costelloe is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potentialTop 32% centre-forwards · League One Current season46th of 60 centre-forwards · League One46th-best centre-forward in the League One127th in the League One · potential19th-highest potential centre-forward in the League One

44.2

Ratingi

19th of 60 centre-forwards

12.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.18

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Wigan finished 16th of 24 · a mid-table side

3

Goals

1

Assists

4

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

3 goals in 38 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.2, Costelloe carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One (top 32%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.137

Assists / 900.046

Goal contribution / 900.182

Defensive actions / 901.639

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %15.8

Shot accuracy %48.7

Pass accuracy %65

Dribble success %25.6

Cards / 900.182

Foul involvement / 903.596

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 23, Costelloe sits on 9.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Costelloe's projected Rating — 44.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target19

Shots39

Passing

Assists1

Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success25.6%

Fouls won28

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions5

Blocks6

Fouls committed51

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Burnley2025/26 – now

Northamptonuntil 2025/26

Wigan Athletic2025/26 – 2025/26

Burnley(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Accrington Stanleyuntil 2024/25

Burnley(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Dundeeuntil 2024/25

Burnley(back from loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Accrington ST(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Northampton Town(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Burnley(back from loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

ST Johnstone(on loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Dundee(on loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Burnley(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Bradford(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Burnleyuntil 2022/23

Transfer history

About D. Costelloe

Dara James Morgan Costelloe is a 23-year-old centre-forward who plays for Wigan, born on December 11, 2002 in Limerick. He is from Republic of Ireland. Wigan currently sit 16th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, D. Costelloe has made 38 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 1,977 minutes, averaging a 6.47 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League One, the League Cup, the FA Cup and the EFL Trophy.

When D. Costelloe plays, Wigan's record this season is 16W-11D-17L — and his match ratings average 6.43 at home against 6.52 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Stevenage (10 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 19, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Port Vale (60 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 14, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Rotherham (69 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 11, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Mansfield Town (55 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 6, 2026: 3-1 win away at Northampton (72 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 2, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Leyton Orient (78 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Reading (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Exeter City (29 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Barnsley (24 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Huddersfield (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Costelloe at 44.2 with a Season form score of 12.6, ranking 127th of 481 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, D. Costelloe has totalled 131 club appearances with 16 goals and 7 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 38 appearances for Wigan.