Kian Best Stats, Market Value & Form

Summary

Kian Best has already shown a strikingly creative influence in the Premier Division this season, with a single appearance of 71 minutes yielding two key passes that far exceed the defender baseline of 0.54 key passes per 90. His 2.54 key passes per 90 illustrate a clear lead on chance creation, while his 1.27 successful dribbles per 90 surpass the typical 0.26 for his position. Defensive contributions remain solid, with one tackle and two interceptions in the match, matching the baseline tackle rate of 1.4 per 90. Despite not recording any goals or shots, Best’s overall match rating of 6.6 reflects his balanced performance. In this early part of the season, Kian Best’s playmaking from defense sets him apart from the average defender.

Kian Best has played 71 minutes across 1 appearance in Premier Division, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.04 and averaging 6.60 a match.

Written by Pythia from this player's own numbers.

🛡️ Tackles

Season total · per 90 beside it

Carl Winchester

93(3.44)

Darragh Markey

68(2.70)

Kerr Mcinroy

62(2.36)

Jordan Flores

62(2.05)

Dawson Devoy

61(1.88)

Jamie Lennon

61(2.25)

Conor Reynolds

61(4.00)

Darragh Crowley

60(2.02)

Sam Todd

59(2.45)

Robert Slevin

59(1.84)

Ross Tierney

57(1.85)

Samuel Glenfield

56(2.98)

Conor Kane

55(1.76)

Roberto Lopes

54(1.79)

Niall Morahan

53(1.72)

Adam McDonnell

52(2.47)

Ryan Brennan

51(1.79)

Shane Farrell

51(1.89)

Owen Lambe

51(1.65)

Bobby Burns

47(1.76)

Dayle Rooney

47(1.49)

Ryan Burke

46(1.46)

Milan Mbeng

46(1.98)

Ronan Boyce

45(1.73)

Jad Hakiki

45(1.60)

Warren Davis

45(2.04)

Evan McLaughlin

44(1.91)

James Olayinka

43(1.62)

James Clarke

43(1.70)

David Hurley

42(1.69)

Joe Redmond

42(1.21)

Matthew Healy

42(1.45)

Michael Duffy

40(1.22)

Mark Coyle

40(1.98)

Axel Sjoberg

40(1.71)

Sean Murray

38(1.90)

Jonathan Lunney

38(1.53)

William Fitzgerald

38(1.10)

Adam O'Reilly

37(1.43)

Greg Bolger

37(3.11)

Kian Best

1(1.27)

🧲 Interceptions

Season total · per 90 beside it

Roberto Lopes

42(1.40)

Milan Mbeng

41(1.76)

Ryan Burke

40(1.27)

Joe Redmond

39(1.13)

Conor Keeley

37(1.07)

Freddie Anderson

37(1.47)

Darragh Crowley

36(1.21)

Andrew Quinn

36(1.15)

Robert Slevin

35(1.09)

Niall Morahan

32(1.04)

Jordan Flores

31(1.03)

John Mahon

31(1.70)

Garry Buckley

31(1.43)

Carl Winchester

30(1.11)

Bobby Burns

30(1.12)

Killian Brouder

29(1.11)

Dawson Devoy

27(0.83)

Cian Byrne

27(1.04)

Jamie Lennon

26(0.96)

Mark Coyle

26(1.29)

Ryan Brennan

26(0.91)

Matthew Healy

26(0.90)

Samuel Glenfield

25(1.33)

Conor Reynolds

25(1.64)

James Bolger

25(1.19)

Conor Kane

24(0.77)

Rowan McDonald

24(1.59)

James McManus

24(1.48)

Adam O'Reilly

22(0.85)

Kacper Radkowski

22(1.00)

Luke Heeney

22(1.10)

David Hurley

22(0.88)

Kerr Mcinroy

21(0.80)

Greg Bolger

21(1.76)

Charlie Lyons

21(1.02)

Jeannot Esua

21(0.64)

James Olayinka

21(0.79)

Oliver Denham

21(1.28)

Sean Grehan

21(1.34)

Gareth McElroy

21(1.33)

Kian Best

2(2.54)

📏 Pass accuracy

Completed / attempted · count beside it

Egor Vassenin

96%(26)

Cian Barrett

93%(146)

Victor Ozhianvuna

92%(61)

Darren Robinson

92%(46)

Jonathan Lunney

92%(1774)

Jubril Okedina

90%(112)

Mark Coyle

89%(1130)

Matthew Healy

89%(2220)

Adam Matthews

89%(567)

Romal Palmer

88%(46)

Sam Bone

87%(686)

Graham Burke

87%(910)

Kerr Mcinroy

86%(1460)

Gary O'Neill

86%(120)

James Norris

86%(740)

Daniel Mandroiu

86%(583)

Christopher Forrester

86%(885)

Tyreke Wilson

86%(392)

Jack Henry-Francis

85%(235)

Alistair Coote

85%(575)

Gavin Whyte

85%(530)

Barry Baggley

85%(799)

Lewis Temple

85%(240)

Jack Byrne

84%(767)

Roberto Lopes

84%(1769)

Lee Grace

84%(1027)

Paddy Barrett

84%(1046)

Dawson Devoy

84%(1481)

Keith Buckley

84%(379)

Robbie Benson

83%(368)

Sadou Diallo

83%(812)

Carl Winchester

83%(1007)

Tom Grivosti

83%(768)

Ellis Chapman

83%(545)

Cory O'Sullivan

83%(932)

Connor Malley

83%(434)

Dan Cleary

83%(1175)

Dylan Watts

83%(893)

Robert Cornwall

83%(803)

Kitt Nelson

82%(419)

Kian Best

56%(15)

🧤 Saves

Season total · per 90 beside it

Sam Sargeant

117(3.84)

Stephen McMullan

117(3.46)

Luke Dennison

113(3.36)

Joseph Anang

92(2.64)

Kacper Chorążka

84(2.95)

Brian Maher

80(2.32)

Edward McGinty

65(2.12)

Conor Kearns

57(2.78)

Tein Troost

53(2.78)

Brendan Clarke

52(2.67)

Conor Brann

51(4.54)

Evan Watts

43(2.82)

Wessel Speel

22(1.93)

Conor Walsh

18(4.30)

James Talbot

14(2.26)

Lorcan Healy

8(3.00)

David Odumosu

5(1.64)

Bradley Wade

4(4.00)

Leon Pohls

3(1.75)

Lee Steacy

2(2.00)

Kevin Holt

1(0.06)

Robert Slevin

1(0.03)

Kerr Mcinroy

0(0.00)

Stephen Mallon

0(0.00)

Ellis Chapman

0(0.00)

Duncan Idehen

0(0.00)

Jordan Rossiter

0(0.00)

Carl Winchester

0(0.00)

Jake Doyle Hayes

0(0.00)

Fiacre Kelleher

0(0.00)

Rory Gaffney

0(0.00)

Douglas James-Taylor

0(0.00)

Adam McDonnell

0(0.00)

Lys Mousset

0(0.00)

Greg Cunningham

0(0.00)

Connor Malley

0(0.00)

Brandon Fleming

0(0.00)

Adam O'Reilly

0(0.00)

Graham Burke

0(0.00)

Seani Maguire

0(0.00)

Kian Best

0(0.00)

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
James Clarke	M	31	2276	8	3	39	22	21%	33	77%	27	47%	43	9	4	39%	56	38	6	0	0	7.11	5.6
Ross Tierney	M	33	2778	7	4	60	31	12%	43	74%	18	32%	57	11	5	52%	51	89	4	0	0	7.20	3.1
Dawson Devoy	M	32	2916	5	5	39	21	13%	61	84%	23	53%	61	27	3	54%	21	40	9	0	0	7.51	3.9
Colm Whelan	F	31	1309	5	1	26	16	19%	11	70%	11	34%	11	0	3	30%	18	18	3	0	0	6.82	5.8
Douglas James-Taylor	F	10	731	5	1	20	10	25%	10	67%	4	57%	5	2	1	35%	11	3	1	0	0	7.11	4.6
Dayle Rooney	M	34	2830	4	7	49	21	8%	97	75%	31	50%	47	14	4	43%	33	20	8	0	0	7.35	4.8
Sean Grehan	D	16	1411	3	0	19	12	16%	8	70%	3	60%	10	21	13	58%	17	9	3	0	0	7.16	3.6
Jordan Flores	D	32	2717	2	0	26	11	8%	34	77%	12	63%	62	31	5	66%	20	14	6	0	0	7.24	2.7
Archie Meekison	M	17	617	2	2	6	3	33%	9	77%	8	57%	8	4	2	45%	2	5	0	0	0	6.78	5.1
Niall Morahan	D	33	2778	1	0	7	4	14%	12	79%	3	50%	53	32	9	57%	24	13	5	0	0	6.86	2.5
Robert Cornwall	D	24	1671	1	0	7	3	14%	4	83%	2	50%	15	13	19	53%	18	7	7	1	0	6.85	0.0
Connor Parsons	F	20	974	1	0	13	5	8%	8	75%	12	36%	13	4	2	38%	13	18	2	0	0	6.69	5.7
Keith Buckley	M	28	764	1	1	2	1	50%	14	84%	1	50%	28	7	6	62%	13	10	2	0	0	6.76	4.0
Rhys Brennan	M	16	499	1	0	16	8	6%	14	73%	12	32%	7	3	0	37%	8	5	2	0	0	6.70	4.0
James McManus	M	11	482	1	0	4	2	25%	4	80%	0	0%	9	6	0	38%	11	4	1	0	0	6.75	4.3
Lys Mousset	F	8	290	1	0	8	2	12%	2	78%	0	0%	1	1	0	21%	11	3	0	0	0	6.56	6.5
Kacper Chorążka	G	28	2562	0	0	0	0	–	0	61%	1	100%	1	0	0	96%	0	12	1	0	84	7.14	2.3
Adam McDonnell	M	30	1896	0	0	16	7	0%	19	77%	6	30%	52	9	7	55%	22	17	7	0	0	6.87	5.5
Leigh Kavanagh	D	19	1249	0	2	8	1	0%	6	77%	4	80%	7	12	10	41%	28	8	4	0	0	6.77	2.9
Cian Byrne	D	13	1050	0	0	6	1	0%	1	81%	0	0%	7	12	7	73%	3	8	3	0	0	6.97	5.3
Liam Smith	D	13	842	0	0	3	1	0%	4	76%	4	80%	10	9	1	54%	9	12	2	0	0	6.75	6.0
John Mountney	D	17	809	0	0	6	1	0%	7	69%	1	50%	19	10	3	54%	9	8	2	0	0	6.71	5.9
James Talbot	G	6	557	0	0	0	0	–	0	60%	0	–	1	0	0	100%	0	2	0	0	14	6.77	4.3
Jubril Okedina	D	3	232	0	0	0	0	–	0	90%	0	0%	0	0	1	23%	4	1	0	0	0	6.40	–
Kian Best	D	1	71	0	0	0	0	–	2	56%	1	50%	1	2	0	57%	1	1	0	0	0	6.60	–
Markuss Strods	M	5	58	0	0	1	0	0%	1	83%	1	50%	0	0	0	20%	1	0	0	0	0	6.60	–
Alex Lacey	D	1	37	0	0	0	0	–	0	62%	0	–	1	1	0	67%	1	0	0	0	0	6.50	–
Hugh Smith	M	1	13	0	0	2	2	0%	0	–	0	–	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	6.90	–

Per-player totals for 2025/26 from API-Football match stats, across 28 players. Click any column to sort. Goals/shot is conversion - goals divided by shots taken. Rating is API-Football's own 0-10 composite for each appearance, averaged here; it is their proprietary score, so treat it as a summary rather than an input. A blank from the provider means the player recorded none of that event, so it counts as zero. Form is 0-10: each appearance is scored as a per-90 composite of the stats that matter for that position, then the last 5 are compared with the player's own season baseline. 5 is their normal, green a hot run, red a cold one – it measures a player against themselves, not against the squad. Under 6 appearances shows a dash rather than a number off too small a sample.

Season	Club	Comp	Apps	Mins	Assists	Shots	Goals /shot	Key passes	Pass acc	Dribbles	Tackles	Interc.	Duels won %	Fouls	Yel	Rating
2025/26	Bohemians	Premier Division	1	71	0	0	–	2	56%	1	1	2	57%	1	0	6.60
2024/25	Preston	League Cup	2	52	0	0	–	0	87%	0	1	0	50%	0	0	6.70
2024/25	Preston	Championship	1	3	0	0	–	0	100%	0	1	0	100%	0	0	–
2023/24	Preston	Championship	12	702	1	1	0%	9	65%	5	19	5	39%	19	2	6.47

Date	Opponent	Res	Mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	On tgt	Key passes	Tackles	Fouls	Yel	Rating	Form
21 Feb	a Derry City	L	71	–	–	0	–	2	1	1	0	6.60	–
30 Oct	v Arsenal	L	22	–	0	0	–	0	0	–	0	6.50	–
27 Aug	a Harrogate	W	30	–	0	0	–	0	1	–	0	6.90	–
09 Aug	v Sheffield United	–	3	–	0	0	–	0	1	–	0	–	–
04 May	a West Brom	–	11	–	–	0	–	0	0	–	0	6.30	–
29 Mar	v Rotherham	–	29	–	–	0	–	1	2	1	0	6.60	–
28 Nov	a Middlesbrough	–	65	–	–	0	–	0	4	1	0	6.90	–
25 Nov	v Cardiff	–	58	–	–	0	–	1	1	2	1	6.30	–
10 Nov	a Blackburn	–	90	–	–	0	–	1	3	4	0	6.50	–
04 Nov	v Coventry	–	77	–	–	0	–	0	3	–	0	6.60	–
28 Oct	a Hull	–	58	–	–	0	–	1	0	1	1	6.50	–
04 Oct	a Leicester	–	13	–	–	0	–	0	0	1	0	6.20	–
26 Aug	v Swansea	–	63	–	–	0	–	0	0	1	0	6.20	–
19 Aug	a Sheffield Weds	–	77	–	1	0	–	3	2	3	0	7.30	–
12 Aug	v Sunderland	–	79	–	–	1	–	0	3	3	0	6.00	–

Kian Best

🛡️ Tackles

🧲 Interceptions

📏 Pass accuracy

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