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Full nameOliver Robert McBurnie
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityScotland
Age30
Date of birth4 Jun 1996
BirthplaceLeeds
Height188 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubHull City
Centre-forward
40
Appearances
18
Goals
7
Assists
3180
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hull City.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Hull City's ~49 games this season through 7 injury absences (inactive, knee). He still appeared 40 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
Championship4018731806.98
FA Cup1001207.3
League Cup110767.2

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

O. McBurnie is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Hull City, enjoying a standout season — 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 65, top 2% of Championship centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 45.9, ranking 338th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (84.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McBurnie.

Judged on this season alone, McBurnie graded 65 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances (0.708 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 65). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 48th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 30 McBurnie is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: McBurnie missed 7 games through injury (inactive, knee) out of roughly 49 this season. The 40 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 — McBurnie is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential48th of 66 centre-forwards · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 2% centre-forwards · Championship1st-best centre-forward in the Championship338th in the Championship · potential48th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship
45.9
Ratingi
48th of 66 centre-forwards
64.6
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
84.1%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.71
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Hull City finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

18
Goals
7
Assists
25
G+A
0.45
Goals / app

18 goals in 40 appearances (0.45 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (10th of 20). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 25 goal contributions (0.63 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 45.9, McBurnie carries the 48th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.71 goal contributions 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

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