Jonathan Williams - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJonathan Peter Williams

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityWales

Age32

Date of birth9 Oct 1993

BirthplacePembury

Height168 cm

Shirt number#10

ClubGillingham

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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26

Appearances

1

Goals

0

Assists

1418

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Gillingham.

Career

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Williams's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→10), while his Rating eased 14→11. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 28).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Gillingham · 17th	26	1	0	6.57	11	10
2024/25	Gillingham · 17th	26	1	1	6.72	14	9
2023/24	Gillingham · 12th	42	0	1	6.81	21	12
2022/23	Swindon Town · 10th	37	10	2	7	25	28
2021/22	Swindon Town · 6th	42	5	6	6.77	28	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	30	2
Wales U21	3	0
Wales U19	5	0

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

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Williams is a 32-year-old central midfielder at Gillingham, rated 11.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Williams.

On the season, Williams graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.412 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Williams is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding level

11.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.41

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

26

Apps

2.41

Def. / 90

30

Tackles

5

Interceptions

4

Clean sheets

2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.063

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.063

Defensive actions / 902.412

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.127

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 32, Williams sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Williams's projected Rating — 11.2 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 Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions5

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

EEastleighSept 2026 – nowFree

GillinghamJul 2023 – Sept 2026Free

Swindon TownAug 2021 – Jul 2023Free

CardiffFeb 2021 – Aug 2021

Charltonuntil Feb 2021

Crystal Palace(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Feb 2021

Sunderlanduntil Jul 2018

CharltonJan 2019 – Jul 2018Free

Crystal Palace(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2019

Ipswich(on loan)until Jul 2017

Sunderland(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2017

Crystal Palace(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Aug 2017

Nottingham Forest(on loan)until Jan 2016

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

Crystal Palace(back from loan)Nov 2014 – Jan 2016

Ipswich(on loan)Mar 2015 – Nov 2014

Ipswich(on loan)Feb 2014 – Mar 2015

Crystal Palaceuntil Feb 2014

Transfer history

About J. Williams

Jonathan Peter Williams is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for Gillingham, born on October 9, 1993 in Pembury, standing 168 cm tall. He is from Wales. Gillingham currently sit 10th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Williams has made 26 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,418 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

J. Williams's next match is on October 10, 2026, when Gillingham face Rotherham away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Williams at 11.2 with a Season form score of 10. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, J. Williams has totalled 367 club appearances with 22 goals and 15 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 42 appearances for Swindon Town.