J. Key · career
Joshua Myles Abraham Key
Full Back · Swansea · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 233 appearances with 28 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Exeter City — Season rating 41, 2 goals and 4 assists in 44 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at Swansea. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 21). The gap to his peak is 21 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 5 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (League One) and kept playing — 42 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Swansea | 30 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 21 |
| 2024/25 | Swansea | 45 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | Swansea | 29 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Exeter City | 42 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | Exeter City | 44 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 41 |
| 2020/21 | Exeter City | 43 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 29 |
| 2019/20 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Exeter City | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 30 | 2046 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| League Cup | 3 | 218 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
34 played9 unused sub5 injured7 not in squad· 2277 min, 2g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Stevenage | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Friendlies Clubs | A Cheltenham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Exeter City | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Lorient | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Crawley Town | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Played | 75 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Plymouth | 1-1 | Played | 38 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 13 | Championship | H Hull City | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 17 | League Cup | H Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | A Birmingham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Blackburn | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 22 | Championship | H QPR | 0-1 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Norwich | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 29 | League Cup | H Manchester City | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Charlton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 5 | Championship | A Preston | 1-2 | Played | 59 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | H Ipswich | 1-4 | Played | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-3 | Played | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | H Derby | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | A West Brom | 2-3 | Played | 76 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 9 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Stoke City | 1-2 | Played | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 19 | Championship | H Wrexham | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Coventry | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 4 | Championship | A Millwall | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H West Brom | 1-1 | Played | 13 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Hull City | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | A Watford | 2-0 | Played | 10 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 8 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 14 | Championship | A Derby | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | H Bristol City | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | H Preston | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 28 | Championship | A Ipswich | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Stoke City | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 2-1 | Played | 70 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 13 | Championship | A Wrexham | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Coventry | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 3-3 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-0 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-2 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A QPR | 2-1 | Inactive | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-1 | Played | 30 | 6.5 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H Charlton | 3-1 | Played | 78 | 1 | 7.5 |