Jaheim Headley

Headley's current-season form is level with last season (Season 16→16), while his Rating held around 40. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Port Vale · 20th	1	0	0	6.3	40	16
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	27	1	1	6.72	40	16
2024/25	Port Vale · 2nd	8	3	2	7.34	33	8
2024/25	Huddersfield · 10th	7	0	0	6.7	40	3
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	29	1	2	6.71	61	15
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	11	1	1	6.56	63	7
2022/23	Harrogate TownLoan · 19th	20	2	2	6.91	31	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Headley is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 39.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Headley.

On the season, Headley graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.665 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40. At 24 Headley is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.9 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 levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

39.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

15.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

36.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.67

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.67

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 36.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %36.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.06

Assists / 900.06

Goal contribution / 900.12

Defensive actions / 903.665

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.24

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 age 24 (~9), then tapers with age. At 24, Headley sits on 8.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Headley's projected Rating — 39.7 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 central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles42

Interceptions12

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards1

Transfer history

Port ValeJan 2025 – now

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Jan 2025

Harrogate Town(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2023

HuddersfieldJan 2022 – Jul 2022

YYeovil Townuntil Jan 2022

Huddersfield(back from loan)Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

WWelling United(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jan 2021

Bradford(on loan)Aug 2019 – Oct 2020

Huddersfielduntil Aug 2019

About J. Headley

Jaheim Anthony Headley is a 24-year-old central midfielder who plays for Port Vale, born on September 24, 2001 in London, standing 176 cm tall. He is from England. Port Vale currently sit 20th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Headley has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 68 minutes.

J. Headley's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Port Vale face Crewe at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Headley at 39.7 with a Season form score of 15.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Headley has totalled 113 club appearances with 9 goals and 8 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 29 appearances for Huddersfield.

J. Headley's career has also included time at Huddersfield, Harrogate Town, YYeovil Town, WWelling United and Bradford.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.