Cullen's current-season form is up 18% on last season (Season 39→46), while his Rating eased 56→44. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Burnley · 19th	18	2	2	6.91	44	46
2024/25	Burnley · 2nd	44	2	3	7.18	56	39
2023/24	Burnley · 19th	33	2	3	7.12	64	38
2022/23	Burnley · 1st	43	1	4	7.02	68	40
2021/22	Anderlecht · 3rd	40	1	0	7.22	57	32

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.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	17	1
Republic of Ireland U19	2	0
Rep. Of Ireland	51	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

J. Cullen is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Burnley, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 46, top 2% of Championship central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 40.7, ranking 184th of 272 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (73.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cullen.

Judged on this season alone, Cullen graded 46 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 3.792 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 39 → 46). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 36th of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship. At 30 Cullen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Cullen is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential36th of 53 central midfielders · Championship Current seasonTop 2% central midfielders · Championship 1st-best central midfielder in the Championship 184th in the Championship · potential 36th-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship

40.7

Ratingi

36th of 53 central midfielders

45.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

73.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.79

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.79

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd 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

Availability. On the pitch for 73.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.7, Cullen carries the 36th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 53, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Burnley finished 22nd of 24) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.79 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 %73.4%

Available fixtures18 of 11

Goals / 900.118

Assists / 900.118

Goal contribution / 900.237

Defensive actions / 903.792

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %85.7

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %33.3

Cards / 900.118

Foul involvement / 902.014

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 (~31), then tapers with age. At 30, Cullen sits on 15.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cullen's projected Rating — 40.7 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 central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target6

Shots7

Passing

Assists2

Chances created13

Passes866

Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success33.3%

Duels won66

Duels won %54.5%

Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles31

Interceptions22

Blocks11

Fouls committed16

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 10 moves

BurnleyJul 2022 – now

Anderlechtuntil Jul 2022

West Ham(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2022

Charltonuntil Aug 2020

AnderlechtOct 2020 – Aug 2020€ 500K

West Ham(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Oct 2020

Charlton(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2019

Charlton(on loan)Aug 2018 – Aug 2019

West HamJan 2018 – Aug 2018

Boltonuntil Jan 2018

West Ham(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2018

Bradford(on loan)Aug 2016 – Jul 2016

Bradford(on loan)Feb 2016 – Aug 2016

West Hamuntil Feb 2016

About J. Cullen

Joshua Jon Cullen is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Burnley, born on April 7, 1996 in Westcliff-on-Sea, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Burnley currently sit 22nd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Cullen has made 18 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 1,519 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

J. Cullen's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Burnley face Portsmouth at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Cullen at 40.7 with a Season form score of 45.8, ranking 184th of 272 central midfielders in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Cullen has totalled 354 club appearances with 12 goals and 16 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 44 appearances for Burnley.

J. Cullen's career has also included time at Anderlecht, West Ham, Charlton, Bolton and Bradford.

On the international stage, J. Cullen has represented Republic of Ireland U21, Republic of Ireland U19, Rep. Of Ireland — 70 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points