Joel Ward is a defender for Swansea. Joel Ward is 36 years old, a national of England and 188 cm tall. In the 2025 season, Joel Ward recorded 16 appearances and 515 minutes, at an average match rating of 6.6. Before Swansea, Joel Ward played for Crystal Palace and Portsmouth. 442ball tracks every appearance and recomputes these totals from the match record, not a copied feed.
Season stats
- Apps
- 16
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Minutes
- 515
- Cards (Y/R)
- 1/0
- Rating
- 6.60
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 6.59 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6.70 |
Summed across every competition for the season. Ratings are minutes-weighted.
Detailed statistics
Totals by default; the Per 90 toggle above switches every figure to a rate. A per-90 is shown only above 450 minutes in the matches where that statistic was recorded, so below it the total is left in place.
Championship
Rating in this competition 6.59
Minutes 456
Shooting
- Goals
- 00.00
Passing
- Assists
- 00.00
- Key passes
- 20.39
- Goals and assists
- 00.00
Possession
- Dribbles completed
- 10.20
- Dribbles attempted
- 20.39
- Fouls won
- 50.99
Defending
- Tackles
- 71.38
- Interceptions
- 91.78
- Blocks
- 20.39
- Fouls conceded
- 61.18
FA Cup
Rating in this competition 6.70
Minutes 59
Shooting
- Goals
- 00
- Shots
- 11
Passing
- Assists
- 00
- Goals and assists
- 00
Possession
- Fouls won
- 22
Defending
- Tackles
- 11
- Interceptions
- 22
- Fouls conceded
- 11
Season performance
Percentile against 832 defenders in tier-2 competitions, 2025 season, 450+ minutes.
Shooting
- Goals00.000
- Penalty goals00.000
- Shots10.1710
Passing
- Assists00.000
- Key passes20.3536
- Pass accuracy69.46%69.46%2
- Accurate passes16629.0120
Possession
- Dribbles attempted20.3532
- Dribbles completed10.1727
- Duels498.5662
- Duels won315.4277
Defending
- Blocks20.3537
- Fouls committed(fewest)71.2233
- Interceptions111.9297
- Tackles81.4042
Discipline
- Fouls drawn71.2279
- Red cards(fewest)00.00100
- Yellow cards(fewest)10.1758
Some measures are better when they are lower: fouls, cards and goals conceded are marked, and their percentile is turned round so that further along the bar is better on every row. The figure beside the bar is always the actual number, never the inverted one.
Each axis is a percentile against players in the same position, season and competition tier who also cleared the minutes floor. Further from the centre is better on every axis.
Career
Senior football only. Every competition in our record is a senior one, so nothing is filtered out to make this list senior.
Clubs only. International appearances are counted in the career totals above and have no club to list here.
| Club | Spell | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
 Swansea | 2025 | 16 | 0 |
 Crystal Palace | 2012 to 2024 | 363 | 6 |
 Portsmouth | 2011 | 45 | 3 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Swansea | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2024 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 |
| 2023 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.68 |
| 2022 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 |
| 2021 | Crystal Palace | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 |
| 2020 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 |
| 2019 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 2018 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.79 |
| 2017 | Crystal Palace | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.90 |
| 2016 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 0 | 1 | 6.74 |
| 2015 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 3 | 2 | 6.84 |
| 2014 | Crystal Palace | 40 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Portsmouth | 46 | 3 | 1 |
A season holding both is two lines: the clubs played for, and the national team, counted separately. No club line includes an international appearance.
Career figures cover our record, which begins in 2010.
Recent matches
The five most recent matches, each linking to its own page. The full log carries every appearance.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | H/A | Result | Min | G | A | Cards | Rating | Accurate passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 May | Championship |  Charlton | H | W3-1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 |
| Saturday 25 April | Championship |  Norwich | A | D1-1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Tuesday 21 April | Championship |  QPR | A | W1-2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 8 |
| Saturday 18 April | Championship |  Southampton | H | L1-2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 12 |
| Saturday 11 April | Championship |  Leicester | A | W0-1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 10 |
Career history
At Swansea since Jan 2026.
Transfer history
- Crystal PalaceSwanseaJan 2026
- PortsmouthCrystal PalaceJul 2012