Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Derby.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Derby's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (groin). He still appeared 7 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 | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 7 | 626 | 7.01 |
 League Cup | 2 | 180 | 7.55 |
 Friendlies Clubs | 2 | 90 | 6.3 |
Scout report
J. Vickers is a 30-year-old goalkeeper at Derby, rated 29.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 432nd of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vickers.
Judged on this season alone, Vickers graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets across 7 appearances.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 5 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 33rd of 44 of the 44 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 30 Vickers is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Vickers missed 4 games through injury (groin) out of roughly 46 this season. The 7 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 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Derby finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
2 clean sheets in 7 appearances (29% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 29.5, Vickers carries the 33rd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship of 44 — though on just 7 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
