based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Newport County.
Scout report
J. Crole is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Newport County, rated 28.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 53rd of 134 on scout potential in the League Two and 1529th of 1772 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.08 goals, 0.33 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Crole.
Judged on this season alone, Crole graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 20 of the 20 centre-forwards in the League Two, on 1 goal and 4 assists in 20 appearances (0.411 involvements per 90).
We hold a single season for Crole, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, top 30% of the 20 centre-forwards in the League Two. At 22 Crole is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Newport County finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
1 goal in 20 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.25 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.08 goals, 0.33 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 26.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.7, Crole carries the 6th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League Two (top 30%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Newport County finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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