Domestic-league season · Al Kholood.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2702 | 7.18 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 7.6 |
 League Cupat Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.9 |
Following his move to Al Kholood, Buckley's current-season form is up 422% on last season (Season 9→47), while his Rating eased 58→51. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Al Kholood · 14th | 31 | 2 | 4 | 7.18 | 51 | 47 |
| 2024/25 | Blackburn · 7th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 58 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | Sheffield Wednesday · 20th | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6.91 | 56 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Blackburn · 7th | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.76 | 64 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Blackburn · 8th | 42 | 3 | 7 | 6.92 | 75 | 48 |
| 2020/21 | Blackburn · 15th | 28 | 1 | 1 | 6.73 | 61 | 14 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Buckley is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Al Kholood, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 301 in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (88.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buckley.
Judged on this season alone, Buckley graded 47 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 15% of the 64 central midfielders in the Pro League, on 2 goals, 4 assists and 3.897 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 47). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 22% of the 64 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 26 Buckley is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.7 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Buckley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 50.8, Buckley carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League (top 22%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Kholood finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~42), then tapers with age. At 26, Buckley sits on 41.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Buckley's projected Rating — 50.8 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
