Forward

John McGovern

Shamrock Rovers
Northern Ireland
24 yrs
178 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 32
Goals: 12
Assists: 7
Average rating: 6.87

Age24

Date of birth17 Oct 2002

Height178 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€355K

Season performance · 2026

Premier Division

Shamrock Rovers

Appearances / Starts31 / 18

Minutes1,487

Rating6.81

Goals / Assists10 / 6

Shots (on target)43 (25)

Passes · accuracy285 · 74%

Key passes19

Tackles / Interceptions7 / 2

Duels won49 / 159

Successful dribbles12

Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists5.84 / 1.39

Detailed statistics

Big chances created4

Big chances missed9

Goal conversion23%

Headed goals2

Goals from outside the box1

Hit woodwork1

Accurate long balls3

Accurate crosses1

Touches519

Possession lost193

Dispossessed41

Aerial duels won11

Ground duels won38

Clearances3

Ball recoveries24

Fouls won20

Fouls committed21

Offsides13

Penalties won1

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week3

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)17.60

Top speed (km/h)34.24

FAI Cup

Shamrock Rovers

Appearances / Starts1 / 0

Minutes49

Rating8.70

Goals / Assists2 / 1

Shots (on target)2 (2)

Passes · accuracy6 · 100%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won5 / 10

Successful dribbles1

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)1 / 0

Detailed statistics

Goal conversion100%

Accurate long balls0

Accurate crosses0

Aerial duels won2

Clearances1

Ball recoveries2

Fouls won1

Fouls committed1

Offsides0

Clean sheets0

Attributes

Position: F

line: F average

Attacking62

Technical56

Tactical40

Defending30

Creativity45

Characteristics

Weaknesses

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
30 Oct 2026	Dundalk FC – Shamrock Rovers	3–1	62'	6.3
23 Oct 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Sligo Rovers	4–0	61'	7.3
16 Oct 2026	Galway United – Shamrock Rovers	2–0	90'	6.7
12 Oct 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Bohemian FC	2–1	80'	6.9
8 Oct 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Drogheda United	3–1	60'	8.8
18 Sep 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Waterford FC	3–2	28'	8.5
11 Sep 2026	St. Patrick's Athletic – Shamrock Rovers	2–0	22'	6.7
4 Sep 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Bohemian FC	–	–	–
4 Sep 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Shelbourne	0–0	23'	6.3
30 Aug 2026	Derry City – Shamrock Rovers	3–3	11'	6.4
17 Jul 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Cork City	4–1	49'	8.7
14 Jul 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Floriana FC	5–1	–	–
7 Jul 2026	Floriana FC – Shamrock Rovers	2–0	–	–
3 Jul 2026	Sligo Rovers – Shamrock Rovers	1–2	45'	6.1
26 Jun 2026	Shamrock Rovers – Galway United	3–1	90'	6.9

Career and transfers

3 clubs · 3 moves · total fees 80k €

Jul 2025

Dungannon Swifts To: Shamrock Rovers

Transfer 80k €
Jul 2024

Newry City To: Dungannon Swifts

Free transfer
Jul 2019

Newry U18 To: Newry City

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)38

Average rating6.85

Last match rating6.330 Oct 2026

Matches missed61 injury record

Last 10 matches

6.3 7.3 6.7 6.9 8.8 8.5 6.7 6.3 6.4 8.7

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Premier Division	Shamrock Rovers	31 (18)	1,487	10	6	6.81
2026	FAI Cup	Shamrock Rovers	1 (0)	49	2	1	8.70

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

NIFL Premiership 2024 · percentile among forwards (37 players)

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34 matches · 2,562 min

John McGovern: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Goals / 90 min	0.46	82
xG / 90 min	0.34	53
Shots / 90 min	2.21	61
xA / 90 min	0.09	77
Key passes / 90 min	0.95	80
Successful dribbles / 90 min	2.21	72
Aerials won / 90 min	1.62	34
Rating	7.05	82

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