J. Newell

Newell's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 16→7), while his Rating eased 21→10. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Hibernian · 5th	14	1	0	6.82	10	7
2024/25	Hibernian · 3rd	17	2	0	7.03	21	16
2023/24	Hibernian · 3rd	36	2	5	7.11	32	39
2022/23	Hibernian · 5th	34	1	6	7.28	33	44
2021/22	Hibernian · 3rd	27	0	3	6.97	36	30
2020/21	Hibernian · 3rd	32	1	3	7.13	40	33

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

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Newell is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Hibernian, rated 10.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Newell.

On the season, Newell graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.243 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 33 Newell is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.2 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

10.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11.8%

Minutes

limited game time

4.24

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Hibernian finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

4.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.223

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.223

Defensive actions / 904.243

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.447

Foul involvement / 905.136

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 33, Newell sits on 2.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Newell's projected Rating — 10.3 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.