Domestic-league season · Southampton.
Missed 3 of Southampton's ~48 games this season through 3 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 32 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2707 | 7.01 |
Stephens's current-season form is up 123% on last season (Season 13→29), while his Rating eased 39→31. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 30).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Southampton · 4th | 32 | 2 | 0 | 7.01 | 31 | 29 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton · 20th | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.72 | 39 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Southampton · 4th | 26 | 0 | 1 | 7.01 | 40 | 21 |
| 2022/23 | Bournemouth · 15th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.84 | 52 | 30 |
| 2021/22 | Southampton · 15th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 56 | 14 |
| 2020/21 | Southampton · 15th | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 67 | 25 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Stephens is a 32-year-old central defender at Southampton, rated 30.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 427th of 493 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (66.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stephens.
Judged on this season alone, Stephens graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 8 clean sheets and 3.092 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 68th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 32 Stephens is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Stephens missed 3 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 48 this season. The 32 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.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 32 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 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.9, Stephens carries the 68th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 32, Stephens sits on 15.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Stephens's projected Rating — 30.9 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.
€0.2M total transfer fees · 8 moves
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