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Preston North End

Ali McCann

Midfielder · Preston North End · 26 · Northern Ireland

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Season score
43.6
Championship 26/27, 2 matches
Last 5 weeks
39.1
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€2.2M
−€600k (−21%) since 1 Jun 2023
Transfermarkt, 28 May 2026
Born
4 Dec 1999
Height
176 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
1,146 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

23 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 40.6 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
25–31 Aug 202612547.243.947.4
18–24 Aug 202619042.643.842.8
11–17 Aug 202619044.543.544.4
4–10 Aug 202619040.143.540.8
10–16 Mar 202614538.743.538.3
24 Feb – 2 Mar 2026216535.944.136.7
17–23 Feb 202619035.344.534.7
10–16 Feb 202619037.544.937.1
3–9 Feb 202617642.244.941.9
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202619040.745.040.4
20–26 Jan 2026210641.745.241.7
13–19 Jan 202617933.945.634.1
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 2026210747.545.046.3
23–29 Dec 202527830.745.530.0
16–22 Dec 202512038.445.555.4
21–27 Oct 202516337.945.840.3
14–20 Oct 202512132.645.932.9
7–13 Oct 2025216542.146.342.6
30 Sep – 6 Oct 2025210948.845.851.3
23–29 Sep 202516335.645.935.1
16–22 Sep 202519045.045.844.8
9–15 Sep 202519040.646.240.2
2–8 Sep 2025216643.446.443.9
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202519040.646.840.3
19–25 Aug 202519039.747.639.3
12–18 Aug 202519040.848.541.6
5–11 Aug 202519039.550.039.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −5.2 a week below expectation.

30.035.040.045.050.05 Aug26 Aug16 Sep7 Oct30 Dec27 Jan17 Feb11 AugExpected 43.8Score 42.6

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €2.2M −€600k (−21%) since 1 Jun 2023 28 May 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €2.3M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€1.0M€2.0M€3.0M20192020202120222023202420252026€2.2M€2.3M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€2.3M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€2.2M
3 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€2.2M
27 May 2025Transfermarkt€2.2M
30 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€2.2M
24 May 2024Transfermarkt€2.2M
21 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€2.2M
1 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€2.8M
27 Oct 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
13 May 2022Transfermarkt€1.5M
24 Nov 2021Transfermarkt€1.2M
28 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€1.2M
18 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€700k
21 Jul 2020Transfermarkt€600k
5 Feb 2020Transfermarkt€300k
20 Aug 2019Transfermarkt€50k
3 Jan 2019Transfermarkt€50k
8 Aug 2018Transfermarkt€50k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
31 Aug 2021St. Johnstone Preston€1.4M

What the score is made of

Championship 26/27, 180 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 640 top-five-league midfielder seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting6Creating18Progressing41Keeping the ball66Defending11Aerial29Finishing35
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting6−0.45
Creating18−0.40
Progressing41−0.14
Keeping the ball66+0.24
Defending11−0.29
Aerial29−0.28
Finishing35−0.08

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05001.0K1.5K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
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Gidado Victor Ntino-Emo Gaziantep FK · 22 · cheaper38.4€800k92%Compare
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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Ali McCann.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 26/27ChampionshipPreston North End218043.643.6
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupPreston North End211541.742.2
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFANorthern Ireland433142.843.3
Championship 25/26ChampionshipPreston North End261,74239.740.0

Latest matches

34 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
26 Aug 2026EFL CupEvertonL 0–42500––47.2
22 Aug 2026ChampionshipWolverhamptonL 1–390000.050.0342.6
15 Aug 2026Championshipat Bolton WanderersL 1–29000–0.1044.5
8 Aug 2026EFL CupHuddersfield TownD 1–19000––40.1
11 Mar 2026Championshipat Coventry CityL 0–34500–0.0038.7
28 Feb 2026ChampionshipMillwallL 0–275000.130.0329.6
24 Feb 2026Championshipat Swansea CityD 1–190000.140.0741.2
20 Feb 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversL 0–19000–0.0535.3
14 Feb 2026ChampionshipWatfordD 2–29000–0.0237.5
7 Feb 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 1–07600–0.0142.2
All 34 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
26 Aug 2026EFL CupEvertonL 0–42500––47.2
22 Aug 2026ChampionshipWolverhamptonL 1–390000.050.0342.6
15 Aug 2026Championshipat Bolton WanderersL 1–29000–0.1044.5
8 Aug 2026EFL CupHuddersfield TownD 1–19000––40.1
11 Mar 2026Championshipat Coventry CityL 0–34500–0.0038.7
28 Feb 2026ChampionshipMillwallL 0–275000.130.0329.6
24 Feb 2026Championshipat Swansea CityD 1–190000.140.0741.2
20 Feb 2026Championshipat Blackburn RoversL 0–19000–0.0535.3
14 Feb 2026ChampionshipWatfordD 2–29000–0.0237.5
7 Feb 2026ChampionshipPortsmouthW 1–07600–0.0142.2
31 Jan 2026Championshipat Ipswich TownD 1–19000–0.0140.7
24 Jan 2026Championshipat MiddlesbroughL 0–490000.040.0140.5
20 Jan 2026ChampionshipHull CityL 0–31600–0.1248.7
17 Jan 2026ChampionshipDerby CountyL 0–179000.080.0133.9
4 Jan 2026Championshipat Bristol CityW 2–01700–0.0049.2
1 Jan 2026ChampionshipSheffield WednesdayW 3–090110.840.2147.2
29 Dec 2025Championshipat WrexhamL 1–21100–0.0028.1
26 Dec 2025Championshipat Stoke CityD 0–06700–0.0131.1
20 Dec 2025ChampionshipNorwich CityD 1–120000.440.0138.4
21 Oct 2025ChampionshipBirmingham CityL 0–163000.230.0637.9
18 Oct 2025Championshipat West Bromwich AlbionL 1–221000.020.0132.6
13 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAGermanyL 0–17500––36.2
10 Oct 2025World Cup Qualification UEFASlovakiaW 2–09000––47.0
4 Oct 2025ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 2–090000.350.1247.4
30 Sep 2025Championshipat Hull CityD 2–21900–0.0155.4
27 Sep 2025ChampionshipBristol CityD 0–06300–0.0135.6
20 Sep 2025Championshipat Derby CountyW 1–09000–0.0345.0
13 Sep 2025ChampionshipMiddlesbroughD 2–29000–0.0840.6
7 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat GermanyL 1–37600––39.8
4 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat LuxembourgW 3–19000––46.5
30 Aug 2025Championshipat PortsmouthL 0–19000–0.0340.6
23 Aug 2025ChampionshipIpswich TownW 1–09000–0.0039.7
16 Aug 2025ChampionshipLeicester CityW 2–190000.130.0540.8
9 Aug 2025Championshipat Queens Park RangersD 1–19000–0.0739.5