Following his move to Charleston Battery, Kelly's current-season form is down 96% on last season (Season 27→1), while his Rating eased 40→23. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Charleston Battery · 6th	4	0	0	6.36	23	1
2024/25	Crawley Town · 21st	37	3	2	6.94	40	27
2023/24	Crawley Town · 7th	21	1	2	6.93	29	13
2020/21	Colorado Rapids · 2nd	8	0	1	6.8	39	5

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Kelly is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Charleston Battery, rated 23.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.43 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kelly.

On the season, Kelly graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.432 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 1). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23. At 28 Kelly is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2024/25Trending upStepped up 2024/25

23.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.43

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Charleston Battery finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

2.43

Def. / 90

Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 4 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.3% 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 23.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.43 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.3%

Available fixtures31 of 31

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.432

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %83

Cards / 900

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 28, Kelly sits on 7.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kelly's projected Rating — 23.3 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.