based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →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
J. Gauci is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Port Vale, rated 40.9 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (73.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gauci.
On the season, Gauci graded 21 for current form (age-blind), 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 41. At 26 Gauci is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Gauci is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
10 clean sheets in 34 appearances (29% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 73.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 40.9 overall — developing / rotation level. A a regular starter 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
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
