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Joseph Bryan

Experienced headMillwall · 32 yrsTransferred to Bryan Joe

Profile

Full nameJoseph Edward Bryan
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age32
Date of birth17 Sept 1993
BirthplaceBristol
Height170 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubMillwall
Centre-back
19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
747
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Millwall.

Injury-affected season

Missed 15 of Millwall's ~48 games this season through 13 injury absences and 2 suspensions (injury, unfit, inactive). He still appeared 19 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship19007476.64
FA Cup100907
League Cup100457.2

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

J. Bryan is a 32-year-old central defender at Millwall, rated 22.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 464th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bryan.

Judged on this season alone, Bryan graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 63rd of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 4.217 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 57 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 76th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 32 Bryan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bryan missed 13 games through injury and 2 suspensions (injury, unfit, inactive) out of roughly 48 this season. The 19 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.

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 downBreakout: 2024/25StreakyStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential76th of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 19 appsCurrent season63rd of 82 centre-backs · Championship · 19 apps63rd-best centre-back in the Championship464th in the Championship · potential76th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
22.6
Ratingi
76th of 82 centre-backs
16.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.2%
Minutes
limited game time
4.22
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Millwall finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

4.22
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
15
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.6, Bryan carries the 76th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots1

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles8
Dribble success100%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions15
Blocks3
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.