J. Grimes

Grimes's current-season form is down 89% on last season (Season 19→2), while his Rating eased 12→5. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Chesterfield · 6th	4	0	0	6.53	5	2
2024/25	Chesterfield · 7th	43	3	0	6.79	12	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Grimes is a 35-year-old central defender at Chesterfield, rated 5.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Grimes.

On the season, Grimes graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.209 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 19 → 2).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 35 Grimes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.

5.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.21

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Chesterfield finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

2.21

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 4 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.5%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.209

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %72

Cards / 900.276

Foul involvement / 901.38

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 35, Grimes sits on 0.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Grimes's projected Rating — 5.1 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.