Lerma's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Crystal Palace · 16th	1	0	0	5.79	37	24
2025/26	Crystal Palace · 15th	31	0	2	6.72	37	24
2024/25	Crystal Palace · 12th	34	0	1	6.83	54	28
2023/24	Crystal Palace · 10th	28	1	1	7.06	62	33
2022/23	Bournemouth · 15th	37	5	0	6.89	75	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Colombia · international

Side	Apps	G
Colombia	70	5
Colombia U23	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Lerma is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Crystal Palace, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (50.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lerma.

On the season, Lerma graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.068 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 31 Lerma is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 21.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/23

37.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Crystal Palace finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 20) 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.6/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %50.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.104

Goal contribution / 900.104

Defensive actions / 903.068

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.364

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 (~47), then tapers with age. At 31, Lerma sits on 21.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lerma's projected Rating — 37.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions25

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28M total transfer fees · 3 moves

Crystal PalaceJul 2023 – nowFree

BournemouthAug 2018 – Jul 2023€ 28M

Levante(on loan)Aug 2015 – Aug 2018

HHuilauntil Aug 2015

About J. Lerma

Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Crystal Palace, born on October 25, 1994 in Cerrito, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Colombia. Crystal Palace currently sit 16th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, J. Lerma has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 6 minutes, averaging a 5.79 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Ipswich (6 minutes, 5.79 rating)

J. Lerma's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Crystal Palace face Leeds away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Lerma at 37.1 with a Season form score of 23.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the FA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Lerma has totalled 445 club appearances with 22 goals and 15 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 44 appearances for Bournemouth.

J. Lerma's career has also included time at Bournemouth, Levante and HHuila.

On the international stage, J. Lerma has represented Colombia and Colombia U23 — 73 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.