Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Al Shabab.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pro League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2453 | 6.77 |
Scout report
J. Brownhill is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Al Shabab, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 2 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 44, top 7% of Pro League defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 33.4, ranking 184th of 317 in the Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (80.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brownhill.
Judged on this season alone, Brownhill graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League, on 5 goals, 2 assists and 2.715 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 59 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 18th of 29 of the 29 defensive midfielders in the Pro League. At 30 Brownhill is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Al Shabab finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th 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 5 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 80.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.4, Brownhill carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Pro League of 29, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Al Shabab finished 13th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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Transfer news
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