James McCarthy
35 yrs · Central midfielder (also DM) · Ireland
Celtic FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 180 cm
Contract: until 31 May 2025
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€200k
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €17.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Celtic FC | Scottish Premiership | CM | 2 | 22 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1280 | 1588 | 0.40 |
| 2021/22 | Celtic FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 9 | 354 | 12% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1277 | 1575 | 0.50 |
| 2020/21 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | CM | 16 | 823 | 24% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 1651 | 1456 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | CM | 33 | 1672 | 49% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1589 | 1471 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 1 | 14 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 1718 | 1594 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 4 | 206 | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 1589 | 1516 | 1.15 |
| 2016/17 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 12 | 613 | 18% | 1 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1573 | 1570 | 1.07 |
| 2015/16 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 29 | 2435 | 71% | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 1531 | 1516 | 1.08 |
| 2014/15 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 28 | 2403 | 70% | 2 | 3 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 1532 | 1560 | 1.06 |
| 2013/14 | Everton FC | Premier League | CM | 34 | 2856 | 84% | 1 | 3 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 1543 | 1654 | 1.12 |
| 2012/13 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | CM | 38 | 3375 | 99% | 3 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 1532 | 1439 | 1.07 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Celtic FC | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1595 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Celtic FC | 5 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 1580 |
| 2021/22 | Scottish Fa Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Celtic FC | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1539 |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 70 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014/15 | Uefa Europa League | Everton FC | 8 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 1557 |
| 2013/14 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/14 | Community Shield | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1742 |
| 2012/13 | Fa Cup | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 271 | 0 | 0 | — |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2021 | Crystal Palace | Celtic | Free / loan | €3.0M |
| 8 Aug 2019 | Everton | Crystal Palace | €3.3M | €5.0M |
| 2 Sept 2013 | Wigan | Everton | €15.3M | €7.5M |
| 16 Jul 2009 | Hamilton Acad. | Wigan | €5.1M | €1.3M |
| 1 Jul 2006 | Hamilton A. U17 | Hamilton Acad. | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Celtic U17 | Hamilton A. U17 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
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