Joshua Sheehan

Sheehan's current-season form is level with last season (Season 32→32), while his Rating held around 25. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bolton · 8th	2	0	0	6.95	25	32
2025/26	Bolton · 5th	41	3	4	7.22	25	32
2024/25	Bolton · 8th	35	3	5	7.07	33	31
2023/24	Bolton · 3rd	48	2	12	7.22	39	29
2022/23	Bolton · 5th	36	2	1	6.74	35	14

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

Wales · international

Side	Apps	G
Wales	21	0
Wales U21	12	0
Wales U19	7	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

J. Sheehan is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Bolton, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 4 assists in 41 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (68% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sheehan.

On the season, Sheehan graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 4 assists and 2.76 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25. At 31 Sheehan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Sheehan is operating at his career peak — the 2020/21 level is the level.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelStepped up 2021/22

25.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

31.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.76

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Bolton finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.76

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68%

Available fixtures49 of 49

Goals / 900.09

Assists / 900.12

Goal contribution / 900.21

Defensive actions / 902.76

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.3

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 31, Sheehan sits on 4.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sheehan's projected Rating — 25.4 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 central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles46

Interceptions39

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards10

Red cards0

Transfer history

BoltonJul 2021 – nowFree

Newport CountyJan 2018 – Jul 2021Free

YYeovil Town(on loan)Sept 2015 – Jan 2018

YYeovil Town(on loan)Feb 2015 – Sept 2015

Swanseauntil Feb 2015

About J. Sheehan

Joshua Luke Sheehan is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Bolton, born on March 30, 1995 in Pembrey, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Wales. Bolton currently sit 8th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Sheehan has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

J. Sheehan's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Bolton face Lincoln at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Sheehan at 25.4 with a Season form score of 31.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. Sheehan has totalled 352 club appearances with 29 goals and 30 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 48 appearances for Bolton.

J. Sheehan's career has also included time at Newport County, YYeovil Town and Swansea.

On the international stage, J. Sheehan has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19 — 40 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.