J. Akinde

Akinde's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 16→5), while his Rating eased 10→5. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2023/24	Colchester · 22nd	28	2	3	6.85	5	5
2022/23	Colchester · 20th	36	5	2	6.71	10	16
2021/22	Gillingham · 21st	18	1	2	6.69	15	8
2020/21	Gillingham · 10th	44	7	5	6.74	23	26

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

J. Akinde is a 37-year-old centre-forward at Braintree, rated 5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.3% of available minutes). He brings 1 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akinde.

On the season, Akinde graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 1 appearance (1 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 5. At 37 Akinde is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

4.3%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Braintree finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

1 goal in 1 appearance (1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 1 goal contributions per 90 (1 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90.4/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 4.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %4.3%

Available fixtures2 of 2

Goals / 901

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 901

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 37, Akinde sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Akinde's projected Rating — 5 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.