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28.7
18.5%
Ratingi
35.7
26.1%
Seasoni
5.3
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJack Henry Stewart Iredale
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustralia
Age30
Date of birth2 May 1996
BirthplaceGreenock
Height184 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubHibernian
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Centre-back

Season stats

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34
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2645
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hibernian.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Iredale is a 30-year-old central defender at Hibernian, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances, a Season grade of 36, top 21% of Premiership centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.7, ranking 49th of 69 in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (77.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Iredale.

Judged on this season alone, Iredale graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 9 clean sheets and 3.539 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 28 → 36). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 13th of 19 of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 30 Iredale is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Iredale is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentStepped up 2021/22
Current potential13th of 19 centre-backs · PremiershipCurrent seasonTop 22% centre-backs · Premiership4th-best centre-back in the Premiership49th in the Premiership · potential13th-highest potential centre-back in the Premiership
28.7
Ratingi
13th of 19 centre-backs
35.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
77.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.54
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Hibernian finished 5th of 12 · a mid-table side

34
Apps
3.54
Def. / 90
56
Tackles
22
Interceptions
9
Clean sheets

3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 34 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.7, Iredale carries the 13th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 19. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles56
Interceptions22
Blocks26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

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