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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2556 | 7.07 |
 EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 6.3 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4.2 |
Scout report
J. Fitzwater is a 28-year-old central defender at Exeter City, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 320th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (61.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Fitzwater.
Judged on this season alone, Fitzwater graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 8 clean sheets and 3.486 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 50th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 28 Fitzwater is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Exeter City finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
3.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 32.2, Fitzwater carries the 50th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st 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 moderate defensive volume (3.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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 League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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