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Full nameShane Blaney
PositionCentre-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age27
Date of birth20 Jan 1999
BirthplaceLetterkenny
Height190 cm
Shirt number#4
ClubLivingston
Centre-back
5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
243
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Livingston.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership5002436.52
League Cup21025

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Blaney is a 27-year-old central defender at Livingston, rated 27.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Blaney.

On the season, Blaney graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.704 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 2). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 27 Blaney is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent
27.7
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
1.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.1%
Minutes
limited game time
3.7
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Livingston finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

3.7
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.7 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.