J. Ruddy

Ruddy's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 33→0), while his Rating eased 26→4. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2023/24	Birmingham · 22nd	44	7.19	4	0
2022/23	Birmingham · 17th	42	6.84	26	33
2021/22	Wolves · 10th	2	6.25	12	0
2020/21	Wolves · 13th	2	6.9	15	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

J. Ruddy is a 39-year-old goalkeeper at Newcastle, rated 3.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruddy.

On the season, Ruddy graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets across 0 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 39 Ruddy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down

3.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Newcastle finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.3/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 0% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 39, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.6 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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 %0%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 39, Ruddy sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ruddy's projected Rating — 3.6 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.