Joshua Brownhill

Following his move to Al Shabab, Brownhill's current-season form is down 25% on last season (Season 59→44), while his Rating eased 61→33. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
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
2021/22	Burnley · 18th	35	2	3	7.02	81	55

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

J. Brownhill is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Shabab, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 7% of Pro League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.4, ranking 184th of 317 in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (80.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brownhill.

Judged on this season alone, Brownhill graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League, on 5 goals, 2 assists and 2.715 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 59 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 18th of 29 of the 29 defensive 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 8.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24

Current potential18th of 29 defensive midfielders · Pro League Current seasonTop 7% defensive midfielders · Pro League2nd-best defensive midfielder in the Pro League184th in the Pro League · potential18th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Pro League

33.4

Ratingi

18th of 29 defensive midfielders

43.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

80.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.72

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

2.72

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 5 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 80.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 33.4, Brownhill carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Pro League of 29, 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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

Shot conversion %38.5

Shot accuracy %48.1

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %42.9

Cards / 900.147

Foul involvement / 901.578

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 30, Brownhill sits on 8.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brownhill's projected Rating — 33.4 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 defensive midfielders in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals5

Shots on target13

Shots27

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success42.9%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles28

Interceptions38

Blocks8

Fouls committed32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€8.3M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Al Shabab2025/26 – nowFree

Burnley2019/20 – 2025/26€ 8.3M

Bristol City2016/17 – 2019/20Free

Preston(back from loan)2016/17 – 2016/17

Barnsley(on loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Prestonuntil 2015/16

About J. Brownhill

Joshua Brownhill is a 30-year-old defensive 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 30 appearances with 5 goals and 2 assists across 2,453 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. Though primarily a defensive midfielder, he has also lined up in attack and in defence this season.

When J. Brownhill plays, Al Shabab's record this season is 7W-9D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.89 at home against 6.65 on the road.

Recent matches

May 20, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Al Najma (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 17, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Al-Ittihad FC (90 minutes, 7 rating)
May 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at NEOM (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 7, 2026: 2-4 loss at home vs Al-Nassr (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Al Taawon (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 28, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Al-Fateh (65 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Al Riyadh (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Al Okhdood (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Al-Ettifaq (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
February 27, 2026: 3-5 loss at home vs Al-Hilal Saudi FC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Brownhill at 33.4 with a Season form score of 43.9, ranking 184th of 317 defensive 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 13 recorded seasons, J. Brownhill has totalled 439 club appearances with 61 goals and 34 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