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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJoshua Elliot Eccles
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth6 Apr 2000
BirthplaceCoventry
Height181 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubCoventry
Central midfielder
34
Appearances
4
Goals
1
Assists
1520
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Coventry.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Eccles is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Coventry, rated 58.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Eccles.

On the season, Eccles graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 1 assist and 2.487 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 26 Eccles is in his prime years, and a market index of 27 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
58.7
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
22.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.49
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Coventry finished 1st of 24 · a title-challenging side

34
Apps
2.49
Def. / 90
28
Tackles
12
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 34 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.7 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles28
Interceptions12
Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.