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Defender·25 apps·1,807 minsBarry Cotter has been a standout defender in the 2026/27 Premier Division season, making 24 appearances and logging 1,796 minutes. He has scored two goals, a rate of 0.10 goals per 90 minutes, double the baseline of 0.05 for his position, showing an exceptional offensive contribution for a defender. His 12 shots, with 7 on target, give a 17% conversion rate, higher than the typical 12% for his role, and his 0.60 shots per 90 exceed the baseline of 0.52. Cotter’s 17 key passes amount to 0.85 per 90, nearly twice the baseline of 0.43, while his 57 tackles and 33 interceptions translate to 2.86 tackles per 90 and 1.64 interceptions per 90, both above the expected 1.64 and 1.64 respectively. His 1.8 successful dribbles per 90, compared to the baseline of 0.4, further underline his dynamic play. With an average match rating of 7.08, Barry Cotter’s season so far highlights his above-average offensive and defensive output for a defender.
Barry Cotter has played 1,807 minutes across 25 appearances in Premier Division, scoring 0.10 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.05, converting 17% of 12 shots and averaging 7.05 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Duffy | M | 21 | 1659 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 16% | 35 | 77% | 13 | 33% | 19 | 8 | 2 | 43% | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 8.2 |
| James Clarke | F | 23 | 1666 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 24% | 23 | 70% | 23 | 52% | 30 | 2 | 5 | 41% | 41 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.77 | 10.0 |
| Afolabi Akinyemi | F | 17 | 737 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 19% | 2 | 63% | 8 | 57% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35% | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 2.2 |
| Kévin Santos | M | 10 | 541 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 50% | 9 | 76% | 15 | 58% | 6 | 3 | 1 | 44% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 | 4.3 |
| Adam O'Reilly | M | 25 | 1976 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13% | 27 | 76% | 20 | 53% | 45 | 22 | 6 | 50% | 27 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6.82 | 7.6 |
| B. Cotter | D | 25 | 1807 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 17% | 17 | 71% | 36 | 54% | 58 | 33 | 7 | 59% | 17 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 | 3.6 |
| C. Dummigan | D | 18 | 883 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 29% | 3 | 80% | 2 | 29% | 36 | 19 | 5 | 60% | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 5.9 |
| Henry Rylah | M | 14 | 277 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25% | 7 | 73% | 3 | 30% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38% | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 6.6 |
| Ellis Chapman | M | 4 | 203 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 2 | 77% | 2 | 67% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 56% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| Patrick McClean | D | 22 | 1901 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6% | 8 | 81% | 4 | 100% | 32 | 27 | 9 | 59% | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 6.3 |
| J. Olayinka | M | 24 | 1365 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8% | 9 | 82% | 5 | 23% | 39 | 13 | 5 | 55% | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Conor Barr | D | 19 | 1350 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14% | 4 | 78% | 1 | 50% | 34 | 15 | 6 | 57% | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 4.2 |
| Darragh Markey | M | 18 | 1023 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17% | 10 | 74% | 6 | 35% | 34 | 6 | 2 | 45% | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.1 |
| Josh Thomas | F | 19 | 917 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 8% | 6 | 71% | 8 | 28% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32% | 24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 1.7 |
| Alex Bannon | D | 6 | 468 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20% | 6 | 77% | 2 | 50% | 7 | 9 | 2 | 56% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 4.1 |
| Liam Boyce | F | 7 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12% | 11 | 75% | 1 | 33% | 4 | 0 | 3 | 43% | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 6.6 |
| Tyler Smith | F | 4 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 1 | 93% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | – |
| Brandon Fleming | D | 25 | 2202 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0% | 23 | 75% | 38 | 57% | 35 | 16 | 15 | 53% | 19 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 1.0 |
| J. McClean | M | 16 | 1041 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 22 | 82% | 11 | 79% | 29 | 6 | 3 | 56% | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.82 | 2.5 |
| C. Winchester | M | 13 | 953 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 77% | 1 | 100% | 39 | 12 | 2 | 63% | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 6.3 |
| Brian Maher | G | 5 | 442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 72% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.89 | – |
| R. Slevin | D | 8 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 71% | 2 | 100% | 3 | 8 | 1 | 66% | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 3.6 |
| Tom Norcott | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 76% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.10 | – |
| Eddie Beach | G | 21 | 1937 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 61% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86% | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 7.22 | 4.5 |
| Jamie Stott | D | 19 | 1754 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 22 | 19 | 14 | 60% | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | 3.5 |
| Ben Doherty | D | 11 | 672 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 63% | 0 | 0% | 21 | 7 | 1 | 62% | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 | 5.2 |
| Nick Twisk | M | 4 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 86% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 3 | 0 | 40% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | – |
| Brooklyn Lyons-Foster | D | 3 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 78% | 3 | 60% | 6 | 1 | 2 | 51% | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | – |
| Darragh Burns | M | 4 | 225 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 76% | 5 | 62% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 65% | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Gavin Whyte | M | 3 | 145 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 84% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Shea Callister | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 72% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.00 | – |
| Liam Kelly | M | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Terence Doherty | F | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 50% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |
| Callum Downey | M | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Michael McColgan | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Derry City | Premier Division | 25 | 1807 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 17% | 17 | 71% | 36 | 58 | 33 | 59% | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7.05 |
| 2025/26 | Notts County | League Two | 9 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 66% | 8 | 13 | 3 | 53% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 |
| 2025/26 | Notts County | League Cup | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 64% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 2024/25 | Barnsley | League Cup | 3 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 75% | 7 | 3 | 3 | 45% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | v Shamrock Rovers | D | 11 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5.7 |
| 21 Aug | a Bohemians | L | 61 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 4.4 |
| 07 Aug | v Sligo Rovers | W | 75 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 8.90 | 6.3 |
| 02 Aug | a St Patrick's Athl. | D | 30 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 2.0 |
| 03 Jul | v Waterford | L | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | 3.6 |
| 26 Jun | v Drogheda United | W | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.90 | 6.1 |
| 22 Jun | a Shamrock Rovers | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 4.1 |
| 12 Jun | v Bohemians | W | 45 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.9 |
| 29 May | a Dundalk | L | 97 | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.1 |
| 25 May | v Shelbourne | D | 95 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 5.3 |
| 22 May | v St Patrick's Athl. | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 5.7 |
| 15 May | a Waterford | D | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 3.2 |
| 08 May | a Drogheda United | L | 26 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | 9.8 |
| 04 May | v Galway United | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 | 1.9 |
| 01 May | a Bohemians | D | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.90 | 3.4 |
