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Full nameJack Currie
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age23
Date of birth25 Oct 2002
BirthplaceKingston upon Thames
Shirt number#26
ClubOxford United
Centre-backalso played MID
30
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2191
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oxford United.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Oxford United's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (inactive, injury). He still appeared 30 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship300121916.94
FA Cup2002026.8
League Cup2001806.6

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

J. Currie is a 23-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 61 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 171st of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (52.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Currie.

Judged on this season alone, Currie graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 30% of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 5.545 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 28). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 24% of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship. At 23 Currie is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 28.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Currie missed 4 games through injury (inactive, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 30 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.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStepped up 2024/25
Current potentialTop 24% centre-backs · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 30% centre-backs · Championship26th-best centre-back in the Championship171st in the Championship · potential21st-highest potential centre-back in the Championship
61
Ratingi
21st of 89 centre-backs
28.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
52.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
5.55
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

5.55
Def. / 90
79
Tackles
48
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

5.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 61, Currie carries the 21st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship (top 24%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists1
Chances created28
Passes676
Pass accuracy74%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success43.5%
Duels won153
Duels won %56.7%
Fouls won18

Defending

Tackles79
Interceptions48
Blocks8
Fouls committed28
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.