J. Kirby

Following his move to Ostersunds FK, Kirby's current-season form is down 61% on last season (Season 23→9), while his Rating eased 20→14. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Ostersunds FK · 12th	25	2	6.56	14	9
2024/25	Sandviken · 6th	23	7	6.62	20	23
2021/22	Colwyn Bay	3	1	—	—	—
2013/14	Hyde United	12	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. Kirby is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Ostersunds FK, rated 13.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 189 on scout potential in the Superettan. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kirby.

Judged on this season alone, Kirby graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 16th of 18 of the 18 centre-forwards in the Superettan, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 25 appearances (0.199 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 9).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 15th of 18 of the 18 centre-forwards in the Superettan. At 30 Kirby is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

Current potential15th of 18 centre-forwards · Superettan Current season16th of 18 centre-forwards · Superettan16th-best centre-forward in the Superettan163rd in the Superettan · potential15th-highest potential centre-forward in the Superettan

13.6

Ratingi

15th of 18 centre-forwards

8.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

33.5%

Minutes

limited game time

0.2

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Ostersunds FK finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.08

Goals / app

2 goals in 25 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 33.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 13.6, Kirby carries the 15th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Superettan of 18, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ostersunds FK finished 12th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %33.5%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.199

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.199

Defensive actions / 901.193

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %66.7

Dribble success %80

Cards / 900.199

Foul involvement / 901.89

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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 30, Kirby sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kirby's projected Rating — 13.6 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-forwards in the Superettan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target8

Shots12

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success80%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions7

Blocks2

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Marsaxlokk2025/26 – now

Ostersunds FK2024/25 – 2025/26

Sandvikenuntil 2024/25

Colwyn Bay2021/22 – 2024/25

Hyde Uniteduntil 2021/22

About J. Kirby

James Kirby is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Ostersunds FK, born on May 9, 1996. He is from England. Ostersunds FK currently sit 12th of 16 in the Superettan.

This season

In the current season, J. Kirby has made 25 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 905 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When J. Kirby plays, Ostersunds FK's record this season is 5W-4D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.61 at home against 6.51 on the road.

Recent matches

November 8, 2025: 0-5 loss away at Sandviken (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 19, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Falkenbergs FF (33 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
June 22, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Utsikten (22 minutes, 6.3 rating)
June 14, 2025: 1-3 loss at home vs Oddevold (20 minutes, 6.3 rating)
June 1, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Helsingborg (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 24, 2025: 3-1 win at home vs Orebro SK (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 21, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Vasteras SK FK (32 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 17, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs Sandviken (85 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 11, 2025: 0-1 loss at home vs Varbergs BoIS FC (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 5, 2025: 2-0 win away at IK brage (32 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Kirby at 13.6 with a Season form score of 8.7, ranking 163rd of 189 centre-forwards in the Superettan. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 4 recorded seasons, J. Kirby has totalled 63 club appearances with 10 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 25 appearances for Ostersunds FK.

J. Kirby's career has also included time at Marsaxlokk, Sandviken, Colwyn Bay and Hyde United.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ostersunds FK finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

Watch points