Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Bolton.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Bolton's ~49 games this season through 7 injury absences (jumpers knee). He still appeared 29 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1388 | 6.86 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 6.35 |
Scout report
K. Dempsey is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Bolton, rated 25.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 370th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.05 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dempsey.
Judged on this season alone, Dempsey graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 3.048 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 50th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 30 Dempsey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Dempsey missed 7 games through injury (jumpers knee) out of roughly 49 this season. The 29 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.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Bolton finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.6, Dempsey carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.05 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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.
