Domestic-league season · Wellington Phoenix.
Following his move to Wellington Phoenix, James's current-season form is up 138% on last season (Season 8→19), while his Rating eased 26→9. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wellington Phoenix · 8th | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6.68 | 9 | 19 |
| 2022/23 | Chornomorets · 9th | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Vejle · 3rd | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 31 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | FC Midtjylland · 2nd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.88 | 33 | 8 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. James is a 32-year-old central defender at Wellington Phoenix, rated 8.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 148th of 193 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (70.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on James.
Judged on this season alone, James graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League, on 3 clean sheets and 3.563 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 19). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 26th of 41 of the 41 centre-backs in the A-League. At 32 James is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.4 reflects that trajectory.
James is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 8.8, James carries the 26th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League of 41. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 32, James sits on 0.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is James's projected Rating — 8.8 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.
