Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Gillingham.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 37 | 4 | 0 | 3082 | 6.84 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.3 |
Scout report
R. McKenzie is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Gillingham, rated 27.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 220th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (74.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McKenzie.
Judged on this season alone, McKenzie graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 4 goals, 0 assists and 2.657 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 27). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 35th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 27 McKenzie is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.7, McKenzie carries the 35th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Gillingham finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
