J. Ward

Following his move to Swansea, Ward's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→4), while his Rating held around 11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Swansea · 11th	15	0	0	6.59	11	4
2024/25	Crystal Palace · 12th	2	0	0	6.1	11	0
2023/24	Crystal Palace · 10th	26	0	1	6.66	29	28
2022/23	Crystal Palace · 11th	28	1	0	6.78	37	32
2021/22	Crystal Palace · 12th	28	0	0	6.74	43	41
2020/21	Crystal Palace · 14th	26	0	1	6.65	47	29

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

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

J. Ward is a 36-year-old full-back at Swansea, rated 10.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.

On the season, Ward graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.553 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 4). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 36 Ward is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down

10.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

4.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11%

Minutes

limited game time

3.55

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Swansea finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

3.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 15 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.553

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.197

Foul involvement / 902.171

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 36, Ward sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ward's projected Rating — 10.9 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.