Following his move to Gillingham, Hale's current-season form is down 51% on last season (Season 35→17), while his Rating eased 45→25. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gillingham · 17th	20	5	1	6.62	25	17
2025/26	Ross County	4	4	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Ross County · 10th	38	12	0	6.84	45	35
2023/24	Cliftonville FC	25	14	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Cliftonville FC	39	18	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Larne	35	9	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	4	1
Republic of Ireland U19	5	2

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Ronan Hale is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Gillingham, rated 24.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 269th of 484 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hale.

Judged on this season alone, Hale graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 110 of the 110 central midfielders in the League Two, on 5 goals, 1 assist and 0.699 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 61st of 110 of the 110 central midfielders in the League Two. At 27 Hale is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

Current potential61st of 110 central midfielders · League Two Current season58th of 110 central midfielders · League Two58th-best central midfielder in the League Two269th in the League Two · potential61st-highest potential central midfielder in the League Two

24.5

Ratingi

61st of 110 central midfielders

16.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

40.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.7

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

0.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

0.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 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 5 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.32 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 0.7 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.5, Hale carries the 61st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two of 110, 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 light defensive volume (0.7 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.269

Assists / 900.054

Goal contribution / 900.323

Defensive actions / 900.699

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Shot conversion %29.4

Shot accuracy %43.6

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %35

Cards / 900.269

Foul involvement / 901.935

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 27, Hale sits on 3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hale's projected Rating — 24.5 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 central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Shots on target17

Shots39

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created8

Passes257

Pass accuracy64%

Possession

Successful dribbles14

Dribble success35%

Duels won41

Duels won %30.8%

Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions4

Fouls committed21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Gillingham2025/26 – now

Ross County2024/25 – 2025/26

Cliftonville FC2022/23 – 2024/25

Larne2020/21 – 2022/23

SSt Patrick's Athl.2019/20 – 2020/21

Crusaders FC2018/19 – 2019/20Free

Derry City(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

Birminghamuntil 2017/18

About Ronan Hale

Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chap Hale is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Gillingham, born on September 8, 1998 in Belfast, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Gillingham currently sit 17th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, Ronan Hale has made 20 appearances with 5 goals and 1 assist across 1,674 minutes, averaging a 6.56 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the League Two, the League Cup and the Friendlies. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When Ronan Hale plays, Gillingham's record this season is 4W-3D-13L — and his match ratings average 6.72 at home against 6.52 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Shrewsbury (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 2-6 loss away at Barnet (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Grimsby (90 minutes, 6 rating)
April 14, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Cheltenham (77 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Salford City (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 6, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Accrington ST (83 minutes, 1 assist, 6.2 rating)
April 3, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Walsall (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.9 rating)
March 28, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Crawley Town (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Bristol Rovers (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
March 17, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Swindon Town (81 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ronan Hale at 24.5 with a Season form score of 16.6, ranking 269th of 484 central midfielders in the League Two. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Irish Cup and the County Antrim Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, Ronan Hale has totalled 248 club appearances with 86 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 39 appearances for Cliftonville FC.

Ronan Hale's career has also included time at Ross County, Cliftonville FC, Larne, SSt Patrick's Athl., Crusaders FC, Derry City and Birmingham.

On the international stage, Ronan Hale has represented Republic of Ireland U21 and Republic of Ireland U19 — 9 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points