Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Injury-affected season
Missed 22 of Portsmouth's ~46 games this season through 22 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 30 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1779 | 6.64 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.7 |
Scout report
J. Williams is a 26-year-old full-back at Portsmouth, rated 57.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 252nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.9% 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 Williams.
Judged on this season alone, Williams graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 3.895 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, 37th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 26 Williams is in his prime years, and a market index of 26.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Williams missed 22 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 46 this season. The 30 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 65.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.15 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- 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 57.8, Williams carries the 37th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Portsmouth finished 18th 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 (3.9 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
No transfer news found for this player.
