ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Norwich.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 6.5 |
Scout report
J. Stacey is a 30-year-old full-back at Norwich, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 218th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stacey.
Judged on this season alone, Stacey graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship, on 0 clean sheets and 5.887 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 26 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 33rd of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 30 Stacey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Norwich finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
5.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 5.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.3, Stacey carries the 33rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 37 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.89 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 full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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