Jack Stephens - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJack Stephens

PositionCentre-back

NationalityEngland

Age32

Date of birth27 Jan 1994

BirthplacePlymouth

Height185 cm

Shirt number#5

ClubSouthampton

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Centre-back

Season stats

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4

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

273

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Southampton.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
League Cup	1	0	0	96	7.5

Career

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Tournoi Maurice Revello×2

Stephens's current-season form is level with last season (Season 27→27), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Southampton · 9th	4	0	0	4.93	30	27
2025/26	Southampton · 4th	32	2	0	7.01	30	27
2024/25	Southampton · 20th	19	1	0	6.72	39	13
2023/24	Southampton · 4th	26	0	1	7.01	40	21
2022/23	Southampton	2	0	0	6.84	—	—
2022/23	BournemouthLoan · 15th	17	0	0	6.84	52	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	2	0
England U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Stephens is a 32-year-old central defender at Southampton, rated 30.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (62.7% 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.

On the season, Stephens graded 27 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.092 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 32 Stephens is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Remarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25

30.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

27

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.09

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

32

Apps

3.09

Def. / 90

30

Tackles

34

Interceptions

8

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 30.1 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %62.7%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900.066

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.066

Defensive actions / 903.092

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.166

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 32, Stephens sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Stephens's projected Rating — 30.1 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions34

Blocks29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 8 moves

Southampton(back from loan)Jun 2023 – now

Bournemouth(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jun 2023

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Sept 2022

Coventryuntil Jul 2016

Southampton(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2016

Middlesbrough(on loan)until Jan 2016

Coventry(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jan 2016

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Feb 2016

Swindon Town(on loan)Sept 2014 – Jul 2014

SouthamptonAug 2011 – Sept 2014€ 170K

Plymouthuntil Aug 2011

Transfer history

About J. Stephens

Jack Stephens is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Southampton, born on January 27, 1994 in Plymouth, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Southampton currently sit 9th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Stephens has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 273 minutes.

J. Stephens's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Southampton face Portsmouth at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Stephens at 30.1 with a Season form score of 27. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Tournoi Maurice Revello. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, J. Stephens has totalled 303 club appearances with 11 goals and 5 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 40 appearances for Swindon Town.