Domestic-league season · Arka Gdynia.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 681 | 6.68 |
Following his move to Arka Gdynia, Célestine's current-season form is down 79% on last season (Season 33→7), while his Rating eased 53→22. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Arka Gdynia · 17th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 22 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | Concarneau · 19th | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 53 | 33 |
| 2021/22 | Rodez · 17th | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6.8 | 58 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | Rodez · 15th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.76 | 55 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Célestine is a 28-year-old central defender at Arka Gdynia, rated 21.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 246th of 332 in the Ekstraklasa. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Célestine.
Judged on this season alone, Célestine graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa, on 2 clean sheets and 2.511 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 33 → 7). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 35th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa. At 28 Célestine is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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.
With a Rating of 21.6, Célestine carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ekstraklasa of 49 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 28, Célestine sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Célestine's projected Rating — 21.6 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
