Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Wrexham.
Injury-affected season
Missed 24 of Wrexham's ~46 games this season through 24 injury absences (elbow). He still appeared 8 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.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 8 | 719 | 7.28 |
Scout report
D. Ward is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Wrexham, rated 18.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 473rd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ward.
Judged on this season alone, Ward graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 38th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 33 Ward is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ward missed 24 games through injury (elbow) out of roughly 46 this season. The 8 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Wrexham finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side
2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 18.9, Ward carries the 38th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
