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Full nameMax Edward O’Leary
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age29
Date of birth10 Oct 1996
BirthplaceBath
Height185 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubWest Brom
Goalkeeper
21
Appearances
7
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1866
Minutes

Domestic-league season · West Brom.

Injury-affected season

Missed 6 of West Brom's ~46 games this season through 6 injury absences (injured, ankle). He still appeared 21 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

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Championshipat Bristol City54506.56
Friendliesat Rep. Of Ireland1907.7
FA Cup1455.9

Scout report

Solid contributorGoalkeeper

M. O’Leary is a 29-year-old goalkeeper at West Brom, rated 46.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 331st of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (90.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on O’Leary.

Judged on this season alone, O’Leary graded 37 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 7 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 37). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 26th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 29 O’Leary is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: O’Leary missed 6 games through injury (injured, ankle) out of roughly 46 this season. The 21 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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A career still climbing — O’Leary is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential26th of 44 goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 7% goalkeepers · Championship3rd-best goalkeeper in the Championship331st in the Championship · potential26th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
46.6
Ratingi
26th of 44 goalkeepers
37.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
90.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.05
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · West Brom finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

21
Apps
7
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
90.1%
Minutes

7 clean sheets in 21 appearances (33% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (21st of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 90.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.6, O’Leary carries the 26th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (West Brom finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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.