Joshua Magennis - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJoshua Brendan David Magennis

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityNorthern Ireland

Age36

Date of birth15 Aug 1990

BirthplaceBangor

Height188 cm

Shirt number#9

ClubStevenage

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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9

Appearances

2

Goals

2

Assists

628

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Stevenage.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Exeter City — EFL Trophy: 2 apps, 2g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Stevenage; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Career

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League One×3

Following his move to Stevenage, Magennis's current-season form is down 15% on last season (Season 20→17), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stevenage · 9th	9	2	2	6.83	11	17
2025/26	Exeter City · 21st	37	7	1	6.64	11	20
2024/25	Exeter City · 16th	40	6	3	6.82	18	25
2023/24	Wigan · 12th	36	7	0	6.67	17	18
2022/23	Wigan · 24th	36	1	1	6.64	25	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	90	14
Northern Ireland U21	13	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

J. Magennis is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Stevenage, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 68% of League One centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.9, ranking 208th of 213 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (30.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.29 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Magennis.

Judged on this season alone, Magennis graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the League One, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 9 appearances (0.573 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 27th of 28 of the 28 centre-forwards in the League One. At 36 Magennis is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downStepped up 2021/224 clubs

Current potential27th of 28 centre-forwards · League One · 9 apps Current season19th of 28 centre-forwards · League One · 9 apps 19th-best centre-forward in the League One 208th in the League One · potential 27th-highest potential centre-forward in the League One

10.9

Ratingi

27th of 28 centre-forwards

16.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.57

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Stevenage finished 9th of 24 · a mid-table side

9

Apps

2

Goals

2

Assists

4

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

2 goals in 9 appearances (0.22 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.29 goals, 0.29 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 10.9, Magennis carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 28 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.3%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.287

Assists / 900.287

Goal contribution / 900.573

Defensive actions / 900.287

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %55

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.01

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 36, Magennis sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Magennis's projected Rating — 10.9 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

Goals2

Shots on target2

Shots4

Passing

Assists2

Chances created11

Passes93

Pass accuracy55%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won55

Duels won %47%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

StevenageJun 2026 – nowFree

Exeter CityJun 2024 – Jun 2026Free

WiganJan 2022 – Jun 2024

Hull CityAug 2019 – Jan 2022

BoltonJul 2018 – Aug 2019

CharltonAug 2016 – Jul 2018

KilmarnockJul 2014 – Aug 2016

Aberdeen(back from loan)May 2014 – Jul 2014

ST Mirren(on loan)Jan 2014 – May 2014

AberdeenAug 2010 – Jan 2014Free

Grimsby(on loan)Oct 2009 – Aug 2010

Cardiffuntil Oct 2009

Transfer history

About J. Magennis

Joshua Brendan David Magennis is a 36-year-old centre-forward who plays for Stevenage, born on August 15, 1990 in Bangor, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Stevenage currently sit 9th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Magennis has made 9 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 628 minutes.

J. Magennis's next match is on November 14, 2026, when Stevenage face Mansfield Town at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Magennis at 10.9 with a Season form score of 16.8, ranking 208th of 213 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, J. Magennis has totalled 593 club appearances with 102 goals and 16 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 44 appearances for Charlton.