Domestic-league season · Swindon Town.
Missed 4 of Swindon Town's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (jumpers knee). He still appeared 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1001 | 6.65 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 6.57 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7.3 |
Following his move to Swindon Town, Ball's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→10), while his Rating eased 20→15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 17).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Swindon Town · 9th | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.65 | 15 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | AFC Wimbledon · 5th | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6.95 | 20 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | AFC Wimbledon · 10th | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6.79 | 23 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Rochdale · 24th | 32 | 2 | 1 | 6.72 | 25 | 17 |
| 2021/22 | Rochdale · 18th | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6.82 | 28 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Ball is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Swindon Town, rated 15.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 383rd of 478 in the League Two. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ball.
Judged on this season alone, Ball graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 56th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.686 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 56th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 30 Ball is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ball missed 4 games through injury (jumpers knee) out of roughly 46 this season. The 21 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.
3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 15.3, Ball carries the 56th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Ball sits on 2.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ball's projected Rating — 15.3 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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