Joshua Ruffels

Ruffels's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→20), while his Rating held around 13. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Shrewsbury · 24th	2	0	0	5.75	13	20
2025/26	Shrewsbury · 19th	28	2	2	6.7	13	20
2024/25	Huddersfield · 10th	25	0	0	6.88	23	18
2023/24	Huddersfield · 23rd	11	0	0	6.7	33	8
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	38	3	0	6.8	48	23

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.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Ruffels is a 32-year-old central defender at Shrewsbury, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances, a Season grade of 20. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ruffels.

On the season, Ruffels graded 20 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 3.169 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 20). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13. At 32 Ruffels is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22

13.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

19.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.17

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.17

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.3% 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 13.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.17 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 %56.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.077

Assists / 900.077

Goal contribution / 900.155

Defensive actions / 903.169

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.116

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, Ruffels sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ruffels's projected Rating — 13.2 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 centre-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions29

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards1

Transfer history

ShrewsburyOct 2025 – nowFree

HuddersfieldJul 2021 – Oct 2025Free

Oxford UnitedJul 2013 – Jul 2021Free

Coventryuntil Jul 2013

About J. Ruffels

Joshua Andrew Bernard Ruffels is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Shrewsbury, born on October 23, 1993 in Oxford, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England. Shrewsbury currently sit 24th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, J. Ruffels has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes.

J. Ruffels's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Shrewsbury face Salford City at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Ruffels at 13.2 with a Season form score of 19.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, J. Ruffels has totalled 376 club appearances with 27 goals and 11 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 44 appearances for Oxford United.

J. Ruffels's career has also included time at Huddersfield, Oxford United and Coventry.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.