James Beadle

Beadle's current-season form is up 427% on last season (Season 15→79), while his Rating climbed 71→76. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Birmingham · 13th	2	1	50%	7.05	76	79
2025/26	BirminghamLoan · 10th	35	8	23%	6.64	71	15
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	38	7	18%	6.76	73	11
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	19	5	26%	6.92	64	11
2023/24	Oxford United · 5th	25	7	28%	6.87	49	13
2022/23	Crewe · 13th	9	3	33%	7.29	30	6

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	6	0
England U20	3	0
England U19	6	0

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

Scout report

Rising assetGoalkeeper

J. Beadle is a 22-year-old goalkeeper at Birmingham, rated 71.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (76.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Beadle.

On the season, Beadle graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets across 35 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 79). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71. At 22 Beadle is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 31.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Beadle is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs

102nd-highest potential U-23 tracked

71.1

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

76.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.03

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

23%

CS rate

76.1%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 35 appearances (23% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 76.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 71.1 overall — elite — among the best in the position. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.029

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.114

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 (~85), then tapers with age. At 22, Beadle sits on 31.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Beadle's projected Rating — 71.1 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 Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Brighton(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Birmingham(on loan)Jul 2025 – May 2026

BrightonJun 2023 – Jul 2025

Creweuntil Jun 2023

About J. Beadle

James Giles Beadle is a 22-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Brighton, born on July 16, 2004. He is from England. Brighton currently sit 1st of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, J. Beadle has made 35 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 3,150 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

J. Beadle's next match is on August 27, 2026, when Brighton face Tromso at home in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Beadle at 71.1 with a Season form score of 15. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U21 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, J. Beadle has totalled 147 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday.

J. Beadle's career has also included time at Birmingham and Crewe.

On the international stage, J. Beadle has represented England U21, England U20, England U19 — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.