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Joel Ward

Joel Ward

Defender · 36 · England

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Season score
34.0
Championship 25/26, 15 matches
Last 3 weeks
35.6
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€150k
−€50k (−25%) since 28 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 6 Oct 2026

Photo: jamesboyes @ Flickr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
29 Oct 1989
Height
188 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2026
Wikipedia views
4,122 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

3 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 35.6 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
28 Apr – 4 May 202611210.945.110.7
21–27 Apr 202627735.045.534.9
14–20 Apr 202613051.645.151.6
7–13 Apr 202613432.045.331.8
31 Mar – 6 Apr 2026210839.145.639.0
17–23 Mar 202614523.446.423.2
10–16 Mar 202612036.946.536.8
3–9 Mar 20261184.746.384.8
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202611439.946.239.8
17–23 Feb 20261110.046.50.0
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202616830.847.330.6
20–26 Jan 202612447.447.247.3
13–19 Jan 202611220.847.420.6
6–12 Jan 202615929.748.231.0

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €150k −€50k (−25%) since 28 May 2026 6 Oct 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €190k no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€150k€190k
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€190k
6 Oct 2026Transfermarkt€150k
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€200k
21 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€300k
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€500k
18 Mar 2025Transfermarkt€600k
16 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€900k
27 May 2024Transfermarkt€1.0M
19 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€1.0M
20 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€1.2M
3 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
15 Jun 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
23 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€2.0M
8 Jun 2021Transfermarkt€2.5M
18 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€2.8M
13 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€3.2M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€3.2M
10 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€4.0M
13 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€4.0M
19 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€4.0M
28 May 2018Transfermarkt€5.0M
2 Jan 2018Transfermarkt€5.0M
28 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€5.0M
20 Feb 2017Transfermarkt€5.0M
1 Aug 2016Transfermarkt€5.0M
9 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€5.0M
1 Jul 2015Transfermarkt€4.0M

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
9 Jan 2026Without Club SwanseaUndisclosed
1 Jul 2025Crystal Palace Without ClubUndisclosed

What the score is made of

Championship 25/26, 456 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 547 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting0Creating17Progressing21Keeping the ball0Defending12Aerial71Finishing65
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting0−0.42
Creating17−0.36
Progressing21−0.34
Keeping the ball0−2.55
Defending12−0.25
Aerial71+0.23
Finishing65+0.04

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

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Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 25/26ChampionshipSwansea City1545634.033.9
FA Cup 25/26FA CupSwansea City15929.731.0
Premier League 24/25Premier LeagueCrystal Palace28534.534.4
EFL Cup 24/25EFL CupCrystal Palace11127.028.0
Premier League 23/24Premier LeagueCrystal Palace261,99048.148.3
Premier League 22/23Premier LeagueCrystal Palace282,25550.850.8
Premier League 21/22Premier LeagueCrystal Palace282,48651.851.8

Latest matches

16 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
2 May 2026ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 3–11200–0.0010.9
25 Apr 2026Championshipat Norwich CityD 1–16000–0.0034.4
21 Apr 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersW 2–11700–0.0037.1
18 Apr 2026ChampionshipSouthamptonL 1–23000–0.0051.6
11 Apr 2026Championshipat Leicester CityW 1–03400–0.0032.0
6 Apr 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughD 2–21800–0.0025.8
3 Apr 2026Championshipat Sheffield UnitedD 3–39000–0.0141.8
21 Mar 2026ChampionshipCoventry CityL 0–34500–0.0023.4
10 Mar 2026Championshipat PortsmouthW 2–12000–0.0036.9
7 Mar 2026ChampionshipStoke CityW 2–0100–0.0084.7
All 16 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
2 May 2026ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 3–11200–0.0010.9
25 Apr 2026Championshipat Norwich CityD 1–16000–0.0034.4
21 Apr 2026Championshipat Queens Park RangersW 2–11700–0.0037.1
18 Apr 2026ChampionshipSouthamptonL 1–23000–0.0051.6
11 Apr 2026Championshipat Leicester CityW 1–03400–0.0032.0
6 Apr 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughD 2–21800–0.0025.8
3 Apr 2026Championshipat Sheffield UnitedD 3–39000–0.0141.8
21 Mar 2026ChampionshipCoventry CityL 0–34500–0.0023.4
10 Mar 2026Championshipat PortsmouthW 2–12000–0.0036.9
7 Mar 2026ChampionshipStoke CityW 2–0100–0.0084.7
28 Feb 2026Championshipat Ipswich TownL 0–31400–0.0039.9
21 Feb 2026ChampionshipBristol CityW 1–01100–0.000.0
31 Jan 2026Championshipat WatfordW 2–06800–0.0130.8
20 Jan 2026ChampionshipBlackburn RoversW 3–12400–0.0047.4
17 Jan 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityD 1–11200–0.0020.8
11 Jan 2026FA CupWest Bromwich AlbionD 1–159000.13–29.7