James Forrest

Forrest's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 10. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 17).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Celtic · 1st	2	0	0	6.75	10	9
2025/26	Celtic · 3rd	27	1	1	6.86	10	9
2024/25	Celtic · 1st	23	1	5	6.99	13	14
2023/24	Celtic · 1st	28	6	1	7.12	17	17
2022/23	Celtic · 1st	30	4	2	6.95	19	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	30	5
Scotland U21	3	0
Scotland U19	6	2

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Forrest is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Celtic, rated 10.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Forrest.

On the season, Forrest graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.269 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 35 Forrest is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelRemarkably consistent

10.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.27

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.27

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %22.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.115

Assists / 900.115

Goal contribution / 900.231

Defensive actions / 901.269

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.115

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 35, Forrest sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Forrest's projected Rating — 10.2 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 Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

About J. Forrest

James Forrest is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Celtic, born on July 7, 1991 in Prestwick, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Celtic currently sit 1st of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, J. Forrest has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 32 minutes, averaging a 6.75 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 9, 2026: 5-1 win away at Kilmarnock (16 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Dundee (16 minutes, 6.9 rating)

J. Forrest's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Celtic face Falkirk at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Forrest at 10.2 with a Season form score of 9.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 32 career titles — among them the Premiership and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, J. Forrest has totalled 385 club appearances with 74 goals and 24 assists for 1 club. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 35 appearances for Celtic.

On the international stage, J. Forrest has represented Scotland, Scotland U21, Scotland U19 — 39 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.