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Full nameAlfie Jones
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age29
Date of birth7 Oct 1997
BirthplaceBristol
Height191 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubMiddlesbrough
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
160
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Middlesbrough.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendliesat Canada100206.9

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Jones is a 29-year-old central defender at Middlesbrough, rated 34.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (7.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jones.

On the season, Jones graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 2.813 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35. At 29 Jones is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
34.7
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
1.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
7.7%
Minutes
limited game time
2.81
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Middlesbrough finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

5
Apps
2.81
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 5 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.56 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 7.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 34.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.