based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Kholood.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
Scout report
J. Buckley is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Kholood, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model. 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.
On the season, Buckley graded 47 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 4 assists and 3.897 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 47 → 47). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51. At 26 Buckley is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Buckley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Al Kholood finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
Rated 50.8 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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