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Joe Gauci

Project playerLincoln · 26 yrsStarterLoan signing

Profile

Full nameJoe Anthony Gauci
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityAustralia
Age26
Date of birth4 Jul 2000
BirthplaceAdelaide
Height194 cm
Shirt number#46
ClubLincoln
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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34
Appearances
10
Clean sheets
29%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
3060
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Also this season

On loan at Port Vale — FA Cup: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 491 min

On loan at Port Vale — League Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Lincoln; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

J. Gauci is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Lincoln, rated 44.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 178th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gauci.

Judged on this season alone, Gauci graded 25 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 10 clean sheets across 34 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 21).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 22nd of 41 of the 41 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 26 Gauci is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.4 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potential22nd of 41 goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 22% goalkeepers · Championship9th-best goalkeeper in the Championship178th in the Championship · potential22nd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship
44.3
Ratingi
22nd of 41 goalkeepers
25.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
100%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Lincoln finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

34
Apps
10
Clean sheets
29%
CS rate
100%
Minutes

10 clean sheets in 34 appearances (29% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (18th of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.3, Gauci carries the 22nd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 41, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Lincoln finished 18th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

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

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets10
Penalties conceded1—

Distribution

Passes1,068
Pass accuracy52%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.