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Full nameJames Gerard Dunne
PositionFull-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age28
Date of birth19 Oct 1997
BirthplaceDrogheda
Height183 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubQPR
Full-back
39
Appearances
3
Goals
3
Assists
3482
Minutes

Domestic-league season · QPR.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of QPR's ~46 games this season through 7 injury absences (inactive, knee, injured doubtful). He still appeared 39 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship393334826.88
FA Cup1001206.3
Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland200166.9

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

J. Dunne is a 28-year-old full-back at QPR, rated 54.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 273rd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (99.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dunne.

Judged on this season alone, Dunne graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 8 clean sheets and 2.817 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 30). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 41st of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Dunne is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Dunne missed 7 games through injury (inactive, knee, injured doubtful) out of roughly 46 this season. The 39 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potential41st of 77 full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent season32nd of 77 full-backs · Championship32nd-best full-back in the Championship273rd in the Championship · potential41st-highest potential full-back in the Championship
54.7
Ratingi
41st of 77 full-backs
30.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
99.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.82
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · QPR finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

2.82
Def. / 90
49
Tackles
33
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 99.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.7, Dunne carries the 41st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.