Domestic-league season · Brighton.
Missed 9 of Brighton's ~38 games this season through 9 injury absences (muscle, injury). He still appeared 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 802 | 6.72 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 7.3 |
Milner's current-season form is up 750% on last season (Season 2→17), while his Rating climbed 5→12. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Brighton · 8th | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6.72 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | Brighton · 8th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | Brighton · 11th | 17 | 0 | 2 | 6.87 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Liverpool · 5th | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6.64 | 18 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Liverpool · 2nd | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7.01 | 18 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Liverpool · 3rd | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.83 | 19 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Milner is a 40-year-old defensive midfielder at Brighton, rated 12.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 417th of 418 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.47 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Milner.
Judged on this season alone, Milner graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.469 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 17). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 55th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 40 Milner is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Milner missed 9 games through injury (muscle, injury) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 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 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 12.1, Milner carries the 55th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 55 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.47 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 40, Milner sits on 6.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Milner's projected Rating — 12.1 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.
€44.4M total transfer fees · 10 moves
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