Joel Ward
36 yrs · Right-back (also LB, RM) · England
Crystal Palace · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2026
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€300k
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €5.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RM | 2 | 72 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 1506 | 1620 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 26 | 1982 | 58% | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 1573 | 1562 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 28 | 2255 | 66% | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 1545 | 1536 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 28 | 2486 | 73% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1555 | 1537 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 26 | 2255 | 66% | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 1582 | 1456 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 29 | 2383 | 70% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1608 | 1471 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 7 | 551 | 16% | 1 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1549 | 1573 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 19 | 1616 | 47% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1518 | 1520 | 1.15 |
| 2016/17 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 38 | 3418 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 1543 | 1443 | 1.07 |
| 2015/16 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 30 | 2692 | 79% | 2 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 1525 | 1437 | 1.08 |
| 2014/15 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | LB | 37 | 3330 | 97% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 1556 | 1486 | 1.06 |
| 2013/14 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | RB | 36 | 3240 | 95% | 0 | 3 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1548 | 1471 | 1.12 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 266 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016/17 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 6 | 570 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2014/15 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | — |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2026 | Without Club | Swansea | Unknown | €300k |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Crystal Palace | Without Club | Unknown | €500k |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Portsmouth | Crystal Palace | €650k | €1.0M |
| 31 May 2009 | Bournemouth | Portsmouth | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 7 Aug 2008 | Portsmouth | Bournemouth | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Portsmouth U18 | Portsmouth | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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