Domestic-league season · Auckland.
Missed 4 of Auckland's ~30 games this season through 4 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 29 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.
Earlier this season at St. Louis City — US Open Cup: 26 apps, 1g 1a, 1893 min
Earlier this season at St. Louis City — Major League Soccer: 10 apps, 0g 0a, 508 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Auckland; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A-League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2370 | 6.91 |
 US Open Cupat St. Louis City | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1893 | 6.74 |
 Major League Soccerat St. Louis City | 10 | 0 | 0 | 508 | 6.71 |
 MLS Next Proat St. Louis City II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | — |
Following his move to Auckland, Girdwood-Reich's current-season form is up 1550% on last season (Season 2→33), while his Rating eased 36→21. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Auckland · 3rd | 29 | 2 | 0 | 6.91 | 21 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | St. Louis City · 8th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 36 | 2 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Girdwood-Reich is a 22-year-old central defender at Auckland, rated 21.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 17th of 197 in the A-League and 2953rd of 3122 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Girdwood-Reich.
Judged on this season alone, Girdwood-Reich graded 33 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 42 centre-backs in the A-League, on 8 clean sheets and 3.608 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 33).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, top 5% of the 42 centre-backs in the A-League. At 22 Girdwood-Reich is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Girdwood-Reich missed 4 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 30 this season. The 29 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.
A career still climbing — Girdwood-Reich is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 21.4, Girdwood-Reich carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League (top 5%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 22, Girdwood-Reich sits on 2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Girdwood-Reich's projected Rating — 21.4 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.
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