Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Kholood.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2702 | 7.18 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 7.6 |
 League Cupat Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Buckley is a 26-year-old central midfielder at Al Kholood, rated 50.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 317 on scout potential in the Pro League. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (88.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buckley.
Judged on this season alone, Buckley graded 47 — a strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League, on 2 goals, 4 assists and 3.897 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 47). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, top 25% of the 66 central midfielders in the Pro League. At 26 Buckley is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.3 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Buckley is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Al Kholood finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) 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 2 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 88.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 50.8, Buckley carries the 16th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Pro League (top 25%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Kholood finished 14th of 18) — 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 (3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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