Paul Joly

Joly's current-season form is level with last season (Season 40→40), while his Rating held around 57. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 14th	1	0	0	6.7	57	40
2025/26	1. FC KaiserslauternLoan · 6th	29	1	6	6.97	57	40
2024/25	Auxerre · 11th	28	0	1	6.63	66	27
2023/24	Auxerre · 1st	37	0	8	7.21	69	57
2022/23	Auxerre · 17th	16	0	0	6.85	65	17
2022/23	DijonLoan · 18th	19	0	0	7.08	55	34

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCreative Central defender

P. Joly is a 26-year-old central defender at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, rated 56.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (68.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Joly.

On the season, Joly graded 28 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.043 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 40 → 40). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 26 Joly is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25

56.6

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

27.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

68.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.04

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Kaiserslautern finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) 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 1 goal and 6 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 68.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 56.6 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %68.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.043

Assists / 900.257

Goal contribution / 900.3

Defensive actions / 903.043

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.214

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 26, Joly sits on 21.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Joly's projected Rating — 56.6 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists6

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions24

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

Auxerre(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

1. FC KaiserslauternJun 2026 – Jun 2026

1. FC Kaiserslautern(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

Auxerre(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2025

Dijon(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Auxerreuntil Jan 2023

About P. Joly

Paul Joly is a 26-year-old centre-back who plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, born on June 7, 2000 in Orléans, standing 182 cm tall. He is from France.

This season

In the current season, P. Joly has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 23 minutes. His season has spanned the DFB Pokal and the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Joly at 56.6 with a Season form score of 27.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, P. Joly has totalled 202 club appearances with 3 goals and 16 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 37 appearances for Auxerre.

P. Joly's career has also included time at Auxerre and Dijon.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.