Domestic-league season · Southampton.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2752 | 6.81 |
 League Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 6.7 |
 FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 6.9 |
Downes's current-season form is down 22% on last season (Season 45→35), while his Rating eased 74→57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 45).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Southampton · 4th | 39 | 3 | 0 | 6.81 | 57 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton · 20th | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6.72 | 74 | 45 |
| 2023/24 | Southampton · 4th | 36 | 2 | 3 | 7.08 | 68 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | West Ham · 14th | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 71 | 7 |
| 2021/22 | Swansea · 15th | 37 | 1 | 2 | 6.83 | 67 | 31 |
| 2020/21 | Ipswich · 9th | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 46 | 16 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
F. Downes is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Southampton, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 263rd of 493 in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (69.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.79 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Downes.
Judged on this season alone, Downes graded 35 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 3.794 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 34th of 65 of the 65 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 27 Downes is in his prime years, and a market index of 72.6 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 56.7, Downes carries the 34th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 65. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.79 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~73), then tapers with age. At 27, Downes sits on 72.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Downes's projected Rating — 56.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€28.6M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
