Kirsty Maclean is an 18-year-old Scottish midfielder who plies her trade for Rangers in the Scottish Womens Premier League.
Having already starred for the side last season as they won the division this season, she has flourished under Jo Potter.
Her form this season has earned her six senior international call-ups already, playing against Belgium and Netherlands in the Nations League already having made her debut against Northern Ireland in July earlier this year.
She also gained Champions League experience against Benfica in the qualifying stage last season.
This tactical analysis looks at some key qualities that make Kirsty such an exciting prospect.
We will provide an analysis of some data and tactics to create a more detailed scout report of the player with such a promising future ahead of her.
Kirsty Maclean Progressive Passing
Kirsty has often been deployed as a deep midfielder within Rangers 3-4-2-1 system.
Within this role, she is tasked with dropping deep to help progress the ball from deeper areas.
They were also asked to progress the ball into the final third to create goal-scoring chances.
Her ability to progress the ball from all over the field has been a notable strength of Kirstys throughout the season with 36% of her 52.9 passes per 90 going forward with 8.19 successful passes entering the final third and 2.1 successful passes entering the box itself.
As a result, this has enabled Kirsty to achieve 0.39 xA per 90 and has averaged 0.4 assists per 90 so far this season.
Having risen from the 2022/23 season, she averaged 0.2 xA per 90 and 0.3 assists per 90.
Above, you can see how Kirsty has been able to progress the ball forwards for Rangers this season.
Note how many of these passes are from in her own half in typical pivot positions.
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