J. Donacien · career
Janoi Denzil Naieme Donacien
Full Back · Chesterfield · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2021/22Trending downStreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 134 appearances with 9 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Ipswich — Season rating 46, 0 goals and 5 assists in 43 games. Form has slipped 38 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 41 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 7 fixtures missed through injury or absence. A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Chesterfield | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | Chesterfield | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2023/24 | Ipswich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Ipswich | 38 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 44 |
| 2021/22 | Ipswich | 43 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 46 |
| 2020/21 | Ipswich | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Fleetwood TownLoan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 32 |
| 2019/20 | Ipswich | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | IpswichLoan | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Accrington STLoan | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Accrington ST | 45 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Accrington ST | 35 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Newport CountyLoan | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | WycombeLoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | TranmereLoan | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lucia | 2024/25 | CONCACAF Nations League | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup - Qualification | 1 | 0 |
Honours
League Two×2Championship×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Two | 22 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
24 played7 unused sub7 injured20 not in squad· 839 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Matlock Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Burton Albion | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sheffield Utd | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League Two | H Barrow | 1-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Aug 9 | League Two | A Cheltenham | 2-0 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Mansfield Town | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | League Two | H Bristol Rovers | 3-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League Two | A Gillingham | 1-4 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League Two | A Harrogate Town | 2-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 2-2 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | A Crewe | 1-7 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League Two | A Walsall | 0-1 | Hamstring Injury | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League Two | A Bromley | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League Two | H Newport County | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League Two | A Colchester | 2-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Burton Albion | 1-0 | Played | 63 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | H Salford City | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | League Two | H Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 25 | League Two | A Tranmere | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | A Stevenage | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League Two | H Accrington ST | 3-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | H Liverpool U21 | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 15 | League Two | A Grimsby | 1-0 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 22 | League Two | A Crewe | 3-3 | Played | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 29 | League Two | H Swindon Town | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Doncaster | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Doncaster | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | League Two | A Cambridge United | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Barnet | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League Two | A Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League Two | H Notts County | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-1 | Played | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-1 | Played | 80 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 4 | League Two | A Milton Keynes Dons | 2-2 | Played | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 17 | League Two | H Bromley | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League Two | A Newport County | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League Two | A Salford City | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League Two | H Walsall | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 3-2 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | League Two | H Harrogate Town | 1-1 | Played | 20 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 17 | League Two | H Gillingham | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | League Two | A Barnet | 0-1 | Played | 27 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 3 | League Two | H Colchester | 3-0 | Played | 16 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | League Two | A Notts County | 3-2 | Played | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Oldham | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 1-0 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Apr 3 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 1-0 | Played | 23 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 6 | League Two | A Barrow | 1-0 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Tranmere | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 14 | League Two | H Grimsby | 2-1 | Played | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 18 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Played | 26 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 25 | League Two | H Crewe | 2-0 | Played | 8 | 6.9 | ||
| May 2 | League Two | A Swindon Town | 2-1 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| May 10 | League Two | H Notts County | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 7.2 | ||
| May 15 | League Two | A Notts County | 0-0 | Played | 63 | 7.2 |