Shane McLoughlin has shown a defensive intensity that exceeds the midfield baseline in the 2026/27 League Cup season so far. In two appearances totalling 106 minutes, he has recorded three tackles and two interceptions, translating to 2.55 tackles per 90 minutes compared with the midfield baseline of 1.83. Although he has yet to score or assist, his single key pass per 90 minutes (0.85) is still below the baseline of 1.32, reflecting a focus on defensive duties. With zero shots and shots on target, McLoughlin’s contribution is measured by his work off the ball, as evidenced by the higher tackle rate and solid interception count. His average match rating of 6.9 indicates a consistent performance that supports the team's defensive structure.
Shane McLoughlin has played 106 minutes across 2 appearances in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14 and averaging 6.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Knight | F | 4 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 38% | 2 | 77% | 6 | 67% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | – |
| Isaac Heath | F | 4 | 321 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17% | 4 | 77% | 1 | 17% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.46 | – |
| Z. Bradshaw | D | 5 | 293 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 3 | 75% | 4 | 80% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 52% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | – |
| Sullay Kaikai | F | 5 | 254 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 3 | 76% | 3 | 38% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.05 | – |
| Liam Bennett | D | 5 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 63% | 1 | 17% | 11 | 3 | 4 | 56% | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | – |
| K. Watts | D | 5 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 66% | 1 | 100% | 5 | 5 | 2 | 60% | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | – |
| J. Eastwood | G | 5 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 35% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6.77 | – |
| Dominic Ball | M | 5 | 435 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 80% | 1 | 25% | 8 | 3 | 0 | 56% | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.66 | – |
| Callum Perry | D | 5 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 67% | 3 | 75% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 70% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | – |
| P. Mpanzu | M | 5 | 310 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 76% | 2 | 29% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 | – |
| Louis Appéré | F | 5 | 279 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 5 | 72% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32% | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | – |
| G. McConnell | M | 3 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 65% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38% | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 | – |
| G. Yahyai | F | 3 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 59% | 1 | 25% | 4 | 0 | 1 | 49% | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | – |
| Owen Moxon | M | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 76% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 88% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews | – | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 50% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Raees Bangura-Williams | M | 2 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 81% | 1 | 100% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 | – |
| S. Lavery | F | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 54% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16% | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.26 | – |
| Mamadou Jobe | D | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 59% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 3 | 2 | 78% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.35 | – |
| Shane McLoughlin | M | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 91% | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Cathal Heffernan | D | 1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 53% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Patrick Bauer | D | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 61% | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 | – |
| Daniel Fraser | M | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 62% | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Lohan McDougald | M | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 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 | Cambridge | League Cup | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 89% | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2026/27 | Cambridge | League One | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 91% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Cambridge | League Two | 22 | 1056 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 40% | 7 | 77% | 6 | 24 | 9 | 55% | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 |
| 2025/26 | Cambridge | League Cup | 3 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 73% | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 |
| 2025/26 | Cambridge | FA Cup | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2024/25 | Newport County | League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 76% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug | a Bromley | D | 44 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 08 Aug | v Barnet | W | 62 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 07 Mar | a Accrington | – | 45 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 21 Feb | a Newport County | – | 62 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 17 Feb | v Colchester | – | 90 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 14 Feb | v Bristol Rvs | – | 77 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 10 Feb | a Crawley Town | – | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.20 | – |
| 07 Feb | a Harrogate | – | 15 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 31 Jan | a Oldham | – | 81 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 27 Jan | v Shrewsbury | – | 16 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| 17 Jan | a Fleetwood Town | – | 13 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 10 Jan | v Birmingham | L | 16 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 01 Jan | v Walsall | – | 65 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| 29 Dec | a Chesterfield | – | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.90 | – |
| 26 Dec | a Gillingham | – | 23 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |