Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Port Vale.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1498 | 6.72 |
 EFL Trophy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 6.83 |
 League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 7.55 |
 FA Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 7.1 |
Scout report
J. Headley is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Port Vale, rated 39.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 224th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Headley.
Judged on this season alone, Headley graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 42nd of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.665 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, 28th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 24 Headley is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Port Vale finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 27 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.7, Headley carries the 28th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Port Vale finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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