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Full nameJames Patrick Bree
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth11 Dec 1997
BirthplaceWakefield
Height178 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubCharlton
Full-backalso played MID · FWD
41
Appearances
4
Goals
5
Assists
3333
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Charlton.

Also this season

On loan at SouthamptonFA Cup: 4 apps, 1g 1a, 286 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Charlton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship212316746.92
FA Cupat Southampton4112867.05
FA Cup100907.2

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

J. Bree is a 28-year-old full-back at Charlton, rated 54.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 275th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bree.

Judged on this season alone, Bree graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 10 clean sheets and 2.403 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 32). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 42nd of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Bree is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential42nd of 77 full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 34% full-backs · Championship26th-best full-back in the Championship275th in the Championship · potential42nd-highest potential full-back in the Championship
54.5
Ratingi
42nd of 77 full-backs
32.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
84.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.4
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

2.4
Def. / 90
54
Tackles
26
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

2.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) 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 4 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 54.5, Bree carries the 42nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.4 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.

Transfer news

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