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Full nameJed Ward
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth5 May 2003
Shirt number#1
ClubWalsall
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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10
Appearances
5
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
900
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Walsall.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
League Cup19510

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

J. Ward is a 23-year-old goalkeeper at Walsall, rated 32.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 149th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (43.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.

Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 30 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 26 goalkeepers in the League Two, on 5 clean sheets across 10 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 30). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 12th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 23 Ward is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.5 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Ward is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
Current potential12th of 26 goalkeepers · League Two · 10 appsCurrent season2nd of 26 goalkeepers · League Two · 10 apps2nd-best goalkeeper in the League Two149th in the League Two · potential12th-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two
32.4
Ratingi
12th of 26 goalkeepers
30.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Walsall finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

10
Apps
5
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
43.5%
Minutes

5 clean sheets in 10 appearances (50% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43.5% 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 32.4, Ward carries the 12th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 26 — though on just 10 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5
Saves39
Save rate88.6%
Goals conceded5
Penalties saved1—

Distribution

Passes352
Pass accuracy70%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.