Joshua Brownhill

Brownhill's current-season form is level with last season (Season 44→44), while his Rating held around 33. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al Shabab · 13th	9	3	2	7.36	33	44
2025/26	Al Shabab · 13th	30	5	2	6.77	33	44
2024/25	Burnley · 2nd	42	18	6	7.32	61	59
2023/24	Burnley · 19th	33	4	2	6.92	66	48
2022/23	Burnley · 1st	41	7	7	7.29	71	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerAttacking midfielder

J. Brownhill is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at Al Shabab, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 96th of 167 on scout potential in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brownhill.

Judged on this season alone, Brownhill graded 28 — a solid campaign that ranks top 39% of the 13 attacking midfielders in the Pro League, on 5 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances (0.257 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 44 → 44). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 9th of 13 of the 13 attacking midfielders in the Pro League. At 30 Brownhill is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24

Current potential9th of 13 attacking midfielders · Pro League Current seasonTop 39% attacking midfielders · Pro League 5th-best attacking midfielder in the Pro League 96th in the Pro League · potential 9th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Pro League

32.9

Ratingi

9th of 13 attacking midfielders

27.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

80.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.26

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.17

Goals / app

5 goals in 30 appearances (0.17 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. Add 2 assists for 7 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.9, Brownhill carries the 9th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Pro League of 13, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Shabab finished 13th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions per 90). 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 %80.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.183

Assists / 900.073

Goal contribution / 900.257

Defensive actions / 902.715

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.147

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, Brownhill sits on 6.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brownhill's projected Rating — 32.9 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 attacking midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions38

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€8.3M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Al ShababSept 2025 – nowFree

BurnleyJan 2020 – Sept 2025€ 8.3M

Bristol CityJul 2016 – Jan 2020Free

Preston(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Jul 2016

Barnsley(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jun 2016

Prestonuntil Jan 2016

About J. Brownhill

Joshua Brownhill is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Al Shabab, born on December 19, 1995 in Warrington, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Al Shabab currently sit 13th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, J. Brownhill has made 9 appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists across 810 minutes, averaging a 7.27 match rating over his last 9 rated games. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When J. Brownhill plays, Al Shabab's record this season is 1W-5D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.34 at home against 7.13 on the road.

Recent matches

October 19, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Al-Faisaly FC (90 minutes, 2 goals, 9.22 rating)
October 11, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Al Taawon (90 minutes, 6.74 rating)
September 12, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Al-Fayha (90 minutes, 6.88 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Al Kholood (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.7 rating)
September 4, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Al-Hilal Saudi FC (90 minutes, 6 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Al-Hazm (100 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 25, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Al Riyadh (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
August 22, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Al Khaleej Saihat (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 13, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Al-Qadisiyah FC (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)

J. Brownhill's next match is on October 30, 2026, when Al Shabab face Al-Ahli Jeddah at home in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Brownhill at 32.9 with a Season form score of 27.9, ranking 96th of 167 attacking midfielders in the Pro League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship and the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Brownhill has totalled 448 club appearances with 64 goals and 36 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 45 appearances for Bristol City.

J. Brownhill's career has also included time at Burnley, Bristol City, Preston and Barnsley.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points