Joshua Vickers

Missed 4 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (groin). He still appeared 7 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

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Championship	7	626	7.01
League Cup	2	180	7.55
Friendlies Clubs	2	90	6.3

Career

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EFL Trophy×3League Two×2

Vickers's current-season form is level with last season (Season 5→5), while his Rating eased 38→30. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Derby · 8th	7	2	29%	7.01	30	5
2024/25	Derby · 19th	45	2	4%	6.9	38	5
2023/24	Derby · 2nd	34	3	9%	6.8	33	9
2022/23	Rotherham · 19th	36	1	3%	7.17	47	3
2021/22	Rotherham · 2nd	20	10	50%	7.34	45	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

J. Vickers is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Derby, rated 29.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 432nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vickers.

Judged on this season alone, Vickers graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 33rd of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 30 Vickers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Vickers missed 4 games through injury (groin) out of roughly 46 this season. The 7 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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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelStepped up 2022/23

Current potential33rd of 44 goalkeepers · Championship · 7 apps Current season35th of 44 goalkeepers · Championship · 7 apps35th-best goalkeeper in the Championship432nd in the Championship · potential33rd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

29.5

Ratingi

33rd of 44 goalkeepers

5.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.14

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

29%

CS rate

16.6%

Minutes

2 clean sheets in 7 appearances (29% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.5, Vickers carries the 33rd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.6%

Available fixtures42 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.144

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %49

Cards / 900

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 (~14), then tapers with age. At 30, Vickers sits on 6.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vickers's projected Rating — 29.5 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 goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy49%

Possession

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Derby2023/24 – nowFree

Rotherham2020/21 – 2023/24Free

Lincoln2017/18 – 2020/21Free

Swansea(back from loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

Barnet(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Swansea2015/16 – 2016/17

Concord Rangers(on loan)2014/15 – 2015/16

Arsenaluntil 2014/15

About J. Vickers

Joshua Anthony Vickers is a 30-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Derby, born on December 1, 1995 in Billericay, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Derby currently sit 8th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Vickers has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 626 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 9 rated games. His season has spanned the Championship, the League Cup and the Friendlies Clubs.

When J. Vickers plays, Derby's record this season is 3W-1D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.05 at home against 7.2 on the road.

Recent matches

March 10, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Millwall (86 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 7, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sheffield Wednesday (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Blackburn (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 24, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Hull City (90 minutes, 5.7 rating)
February 21, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Watford (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 14, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Swansea (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
February 7, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Ipswich (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 26, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Burnley (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 12, 2025: 1-1 draw away at West Brom (90 minutes, 8.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Vickers at 29.5 with a Season form score of 5.1, ranking 432nd of 493 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: J. Vickers has missed 4 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy and the League Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Vickers has totalled 263 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 45 appearances for Derby.

J. Vickers's career has also included time at Rotherham, Lincoln, Swansea, Barnet, Concord Rangers and Arsenal.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points