Bagan's current-season form is level with last season (Season 45→45), while his Rating held around 51. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cardiff · 12th	2	0	0	8.1	51	45
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	45	1	4	7.09	51	45
2024/25	Cardiff · 24th	31	0	1	6.6	59	13
2023/24	Cardiff	1	0	0	6.9	—	—
2023/24	Zulte WaregemLoan · 5th	21	0	1	6.91	44	18
2022/23	Cardiff · 21st	1	0	0	6.2	54	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	8	0

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

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

J. Bagan is a 24-year-old central defender at Cardiff, rated 51.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (87.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bagan.

On the season, Bagan graded 45 for current form (age-blind), on 15 clean sheets and 3.067 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 45 → 45). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 24 Bagan is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

51.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

44.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

87.9%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 15 clean sheets across 45 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 87.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 51.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %87.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.025

Assists / 900.099

Goal contribution / 900.124

Defensive actions / 903.067

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.198

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 24, Bagan sits on 16.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bagan's projected Rating — 51.2 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 centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles77

Interceptions32

Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2024 – now

Zulte Waregem(on loan)Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

Cardiff(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Aug 2023

Notts County(on loan)Feb 2020 – Aug 2020

Cardiffuntil Feb 2020

About J. Bagan

Joel Matthew Bagan is a 24-year-old centre-back who plays for Cardiff, born on September 3, 2001 in Basingstoke, standing 193 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland.

This season

In the current season, J. Bagan has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Bagan at 51.2 with a Season form score of 44.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Bagan has totalled 143 club appearances with 4 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 45 appearances for Cardiff.

J. Bagan's career has also included time at Zulte Waregem and Notts County.

On the international stage, J. Bagan has represented Republic of Ireland U21 — 8 caps in our records.

Transfer news

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