M. Johnson

Following his move to Port Vale, Johnson's current-season form is down 93% on last season (Season 27→2), while his Rating eased 25→7. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Port Vale · 22nd	5	0	0	6.68	7	2
2024/25	Sheffield Wednesday · 12th	41	0	2	6.84	25	27
2023/24	Sheffield Wednesday · 20th	29	4	4	6.92	29	35
2022/23	Sheffield Wednesday · 3rd	44	3	7	6.97	28	37
2021/22	Sheffield Wednesday · 4th	41	2	8	6.96	31	37
2020/21	Middlesbrough · 10th	42	3	5	6.77	44	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

M. Johnson is a 35-year-old defensive midfielder at Port Vale, rated 6.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Johnson.

On the season, Johnson graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.679 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 35 Johnson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

6.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

7.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.68

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

3.68

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 5 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 7.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 6.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %7.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.679

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %28.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.547

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 35, Johnson sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Johnson's projected Rating — 6.8 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.