Domestic-league season · Wrexham.
Missed 24 of Wrexham's ~46 games this season through 24 injury absences (elbow). He still appeared 8 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 719 | 7.28 |
Following his move to Wrexham, Ward's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→8), while his Rating eased 26→19. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 11).
D. Ward is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Wrexham, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 473rd of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.
Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 38th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 33 Ward is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ward missed 24 games through injury (elbow) out of roughly 46 this season. The 8 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
With a Rating of 18.9, Ward carries the 38th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 33, Ward sits on 8.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ward's projected Rating — 18.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€14.1M total transfer fees · 9 moves
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