Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Injury-affected season
Missed 20 of Portsmouth's ~46 games this season through 20 injury absences (foot, injury, injured). He still appeared 16 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 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1118 | 6.94 |
Scout report
J. Murphy is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Portsmouth, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 428th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.48 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Murphy.
Judged on this season alone, Murphy graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals and 6 assists in 16 appearances (0.483 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 65th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Murphy is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Murphy missed 20 games through injury (foot, injury, injured) out of roughly 46 this season. The 16 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
0 goals in 16 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 6 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.48 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.48 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 47.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.21 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 30.4, Murphy carries the 65th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69, 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. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.48 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
