Joel Cotterill

Following his move to Bristol Rovers, Cotterill's current-season form is down 87% on last season (Season 24→3), while his Rating eased 34→29. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	DundeeLoan · 9th	13	1	0	6.71	43	9
2025/26	Bristol RoversLoan · 14th	13	0	0	6.55	29	3
2024/25	Swindon Town · 12th	41	3	2	6.78	34	24
2023/24	Stockport County · 1st	9	1	1	6.9	36	3
2022/23	Swansea	1	0	0	6.3	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	4	1
Wales U21	6	3
Wales U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Cotterill is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Bristol Rovers, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cotterill.

On the season, Cotterill graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 1.898 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 3). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 20 Cotterill is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.7 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 levelBreakout: 2024/25

224th-highest potential U-21 tracked

29.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

19.5%

Minutes

limited game time

1.9

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

1.9

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 19.5% 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 29.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %19.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.898

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.223

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 20, Cotterill sits on 2.7, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Cotterill's projected Rating — 29.3 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions6

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Swansea(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Dundee(on loan)Jan 2026 – May 2026

Swansea(back from loan)Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

Bristol Rovers(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jan 2026

SwanseaJul 2025 – Aug 2025

Swindon Townuntil Jul 2025

About J. Cotterill

Joel Allen Cotterill is a 20-year-old central midfielder who plays for Swansea, born on October 10, 2005, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Wales. Swansea currently sit 9th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Cotterill has made 13 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 764 minutes.

J. Cotterill's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Swansea face Derby away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Cotterill at 29.3 with a Season form score of 3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, J. Cotterill has totalled 90 club appearances with 6 goals and 3 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 41 appearances for Swindon Town.

J. Cotterill's career has also included time at Dundee, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town.

On the international stage, J. Cotterill has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19 — 13 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bristol Rovers finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

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