Daniel Ward

Following his move to Wrexham, Ward's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→4), while his Rating eased 26→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 11).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Wrexham · 7th	8	2	25%	7.28	15	4
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	2	0	0%	6.25	26	0
2022/23	Leicester · 18th	26	5	19%	6.73	53	11
2021/22	Leicester · 8th	1	0	0%	7.2	45	0
2020/21	Leicester	2	0	0%	7	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	45	0
Wales U21	5	0
Wales U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

D. Ward is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Wrexham, rated 15.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 161st of 171 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.

Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 31 of the 31 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 → 4). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 26th of 31 of the 31 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 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential26th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps Current season25th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship · 8 apps 25th-best goalkeeper in the Championship 161st in the Championship · potential 26th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

15.4

Ratingi

26th of 31 goalkeepers

4.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17.4%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

17.4%

Minutes

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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.4, Ward carries the 26th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 31 — 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17.4%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 33, Ward sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ward's projected Rating — 15.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€14.1M total transfer fees · 9 moves

WrexhamJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

LeicesterJul 2018 – Jul 2025€ 14M

Liverpool(back from loan)Jun 2017 – Jul 2018

Huddersfield(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jun 2017

Liverpool(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Aberdeen(on loan)Jun 2015 – Jan 2016

Liverpool(back from loan)Apr 2015 – Jun 2015

MMorecambe(on loan)Mar 2015 – Apr 2015

LiverpoolJan 2012 – Mar 2015€ 125K

Wrexhamuntil Jan 2012

About D. Ward

Daniel Ward is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Wrexham, born on June 22, 1993 in Wrexham, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Wales. Wrexham currently sit 14th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, D. Ward has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 719 minutes.

D. Ward's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Wrexham face Birmingham at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ward at 15.4 with a Season form score of 4.1, ranking 161st of 171 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Championship and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Ward has totalled 125 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 45 appearances for Huddersfield.

D. Ward's career has also included time at Leicester, Liverpool, Huddersfield, Aberdeen and MMorecambe.

On the international stage, D. Ward has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19 — 53 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points