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Full nameJames Giles Beadle
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth16 Jul 2004
Shirt number#25
ClubBirmingham
Goalkeeper
35
Appearances
8
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
3150
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Birmingham.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Championship3531506.64
UEFA U21 Championshipat England U2154806.88
League Cup21806.7
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat England U21190
FA Cup1906.5

Scout report

Rising assetGoalkeeper

J. Beadle is a 22-year-old goalkeeper at Birmingham, rated 71.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 36th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship and 320th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (76.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Beadle.

Judged on this season alone, Beadle graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 8 clean sheets across 35 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 15). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 10% of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 22 Beadle is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 31.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Beadle is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/244 clubs
Current potentialTop 10% goalkeepers · ChampionshipCurrent season19th of 44 goalkeepers · Championship19th-best goalkeeper in the Championship36th in the Championship · potential4th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship320th-highest potential U-23 tracked
71.1
Ratingi
4th of 44 goalkeepers
15
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76.1%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.03
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

35
Apps
8
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
76.1%
Minutes

8 clean sheets in 35 appearances (23% of games).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 71.1, Beadle carries the 4th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship (top 10%). A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.