based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Also this season
On loan at Stoke City — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Tottenham; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Friendliesat Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6.5 |
Scout report
J. Donley is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Oxford United, rated 59.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Donley.
On the season, Donley graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.076 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 14).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 21 Donley is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 21.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
Rated 59.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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