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Full nameJoseph Paul Gelhardt
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age24
Date of birth4 May 2002
Height175 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubHull City
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
42
Appearances
15
Goals
4
Assists
2939
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hull City.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Hull City's ~49 games this season through 5 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 42 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship4215429396.93
League Cup101766.9
FA Cup100266.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

J. Gelhardt is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at Hull City, rated 73.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 16th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (74.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gelhardt.

Judged on this season alone, Gelhardt graded 51 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 15 goals and 4 assists in 42 appearances (0.582 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 51). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 9% of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 24 Gelhardt is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Gelhardt missed 5 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 49 this season. The 42 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Gelhardt is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% attacking midfielders · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 3% attacking midfielders · Championship2nd-best attacking midfielder in the Championship16th in the Championship · potential6th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Championship
73.9
Ratingi
6th of 69 attacking midfielders
50.5
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
74.2%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.58
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

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

15
Goals
4
Assists
19
G+A
0.36
Goals / app

15 goals in 42 appearances (0.36 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a mid-table side (10th of 20). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 19 goal contributions (0.45 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.12 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.9, Gelhardt carries the 6th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship (top 9%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.