Field Insider
25.9
39.8%
Ratingi
0
100%
Seasoni
5.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

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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8
Appearances
5
Clean sheets
63%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
720
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 31.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 126th of 221 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.

Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 25 of the 25 goalkeepers in the League Two, on 5 clean sheets across 8 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, 12th of 25 of the 25 goalkeepers in the League Two. At 23 Ward is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
Current potential12th of 25 goalkeepers · League Two · 8 appsCurrent season22nd of 25 goalkeepers · League Two · 8 apps22nd-best goalkeeper in the League Two126th in the League Two · potential12th-highest potential goalkeeper in the League Two
31.4
Ratingi
12th of 25 goalkeepers
28.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.8%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Walsall finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

8
Apps
5
Clean sheets
63%
CS rate
34.8%
Minutes

5 clean sheets in 8 appearances (63% 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 34.8% 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 31.4, Ward carries the 12th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the League Two of 25 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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

Clean sheets5
Saves29—
Save rate87.9%—
Goals conceded4—

Distribution

Passes290
Pass accuracy72%—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.