Domestic-league season · Aston Villa.
Missed 14 of Aston Villa's ~38 games this season through 14 injury absences (knee, fitness, lacking match fitness). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Premier League | 21 | 3 | 1 | 865 | 6.82 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 6.7 |
 UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.9 |
Barkley's current-season form is up 77% on last season (Season 13→23), while his Rating eased 40→33. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 50).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Aston Villa · 4th | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6.82 | 33 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Aston Villa · 6th | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6.83 | 40 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Luton · 18th | 32 | 5 | 4 | 7.16 | 58 | 50 |
| 2022/23 | Nice · 9th | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6.88 | 51 | 18 |
| 2021/22 | Chelsea · 3rd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7.07 | 59 | 4 |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa · 11th | 26 | 3 | 2 | 6.85 | 75 | 24 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Barkley is a 32-year-old attacking midfielder at Aston Villa, rated 32.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 387th of 418 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (40% of available minutes). He brings 0.42 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Barkley.
Judged on this season alone, Barkley graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 74 of the 74 attacking midfielders in the Premier League, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 21 appearances (0.416 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 74th of 74 of the 74 attacking midfielders in the Premier League. At 32 Barkley is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26.3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Barkley missed 14 games through injury (knee, fitness, lacking match fitness) out of roughly 38 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3 goals in 21 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 32.9, Barkley carries the 74th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Premier League of 74 — though on just 21 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.42 goal contributions 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 (~66), then tapers with age. At 32, Barkley sits on 26.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Barkley's projected Rating — 32.9 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.
€22.8M total transfer fees · 10 moves
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