based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Walsall.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 95 | 10 |
Scout report
J. Ward is a 23-year-old goalkeeper at Walsall, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.
On the season, Ward graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets across 6 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 7 → 0). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 23 Ward is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.8 reflects that trajectory.
Ward is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
Output in context · Walsall finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side
4 clean sheets in 6 appearances (67% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (5th 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 26.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 30.5 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time 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
Distribution
Yellow/red cards
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
