Joseph Hugill
ratings updated 12 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.
Also this season
On loan at Barnet — League Two: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 171 min
On loan at Barnet — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Kilmarnock; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premiership | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.6 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Premiership standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Premiership: on the pitch for 100% of Kilmarnock's available minutes this season, up from 30% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
J. Hugill is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Kilmarnock, rated 48.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.22 goal contributions per 90 (0.11 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hugill.
Judged on this season alone, Hugill graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 3rd of 7 of the 7 centre-forwards in the Premiership, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 9 appearances (0.222 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 25 → 23). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, top 15% of the 7 centre-forwards in the Premiership. At 23 Hugill is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Hugill is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
1 goal in 9 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.22 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 48.4, Hugill carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premiership of 7 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.22 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
