Justin's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→30), while his Rating held around 58. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Leeds · 9th	1	0	0	7.2	58	30
2025/26	Leeds · 14th	29	2	1	6.93	57	28
2025/26	Leicester · 23rd	2	0	0	6.75	34	0
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	36	2	2	6.77	74	28
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	39	2	2	7.14	67	38
2022/23	Leicester · 18th	14	0	0	6.89	72	14

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England	1	0
England U21	6	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Justin is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Leeds, rated 56.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (56.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Justin.

On the season, Justin graded 35 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.451 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 30). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 28 Justin is in his prime years, and a market index of 42.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

56.8

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

35.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

56.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.45

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 56.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900.047

Goal contribution / 900.141

Defensive actions / 904.451

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.187

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 (~71), then tapers with age. At 28, Justin sits on 42.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Justin's projected Rating — 56.8 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 defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles56

Interceptions28

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

LeedsAug 2025 – now

LeicesterJun 2019 – Aug 2025

Lutonuntil Jun 2019

About J. Justin

James Michael Justin is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Leeds, born on February 23, 1998 in Luton, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Leeds currently sit 9th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, J. Justin has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.7 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (97 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
August 22, 2026: 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

J. Justin's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Leeds face Brentford at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Justin at 56.8 with a Season form score of 35.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Championship and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Justin has totalled 263 club appearances with 14 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 43 appearances for Luton.

J. Justin's career has also included time at Leicester and Luton.

On the international stage, J. Justin has represented England and England U21 — 7 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.