Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Middlesbrough.
Injury-affected season
Missed 23 of Middlesbrough's ~49 games this season through 22 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury, ankle). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1886 | 6.92 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.7 |
Scout report
A. Jones is a 28-year-old central defender at Middlesbrough, rated 53.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 280th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (80.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jones.
Judged on this season alone, Jones graded 39 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.436 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 21 → 39). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 41st of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 28 Jones is in his prime years, and a market index of 18.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Jones missed 22 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury, ankle) out of roughly 49 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Jones is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 5th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 80.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 53.3, Jones carries the 41st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
