Joel Colwill

Colwill's current-season form is level with last season (Season 28→28), while his Rating held around 50. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cardiff · 12th	2	0	0	6.95	50	28
2025/26	Cardiff · 2nd	39	5	2	6.76	50	28
2024/25	Exeter CityLoan · 16th	18	0	0	6.67	42	5
2024/25	CheltenhamLoan · 15th	22	6	3	6.96	34	19
2023/24	Cardiff · 12th	2	0	0	6.55	57	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	2	0
Wales U21	2	0
Wales U19	3	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Colwill is a 21-year-old central midfielder at Cardiff, rated 50 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (46.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Colwill.

On the season, Colwill graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 5 goals, 2 assists and 2.964 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 28 → 28). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50. At 21 Colwill is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2025/26

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

27.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

46.9%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.96

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.96

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 39 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 5 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 46.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 50 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %46.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.232

Assists / 900.093

Goal contribution / 900.324

Defensive actions / 902.964

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.324

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 (~11), then tapers with age. At 21, Colwill sits on 10, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Colwill's projected Rating — 50 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 League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles41

Interceptions12

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

Cardiff(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

Exeter City(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Cardiff(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

Cheltenham(on loan)Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

Cardiffuntil Aug 2024

About J. Colwill

Joel William Colwill is a 21-year-old central midfielder who plays for Cardiff, born on October 27, 2004. He is from Wales.

This season

In the current season, J. Colwill has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 46 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Colwill at 50 with a Season form score of 27.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 5 recorded seasons, J. Colwill has totalled 86 club appearances with 11 goals and 5 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 39 appearances for Cardiff.

J. Colwill's career has also included time at Exeter City and Cheltenham.

On the international stage, J. Colwill has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19 — 7 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.