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Full nameJackson Smith
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth14 Oct 2001
Height187 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubPort Vale
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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6
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
540
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Port Vale.

Also this season

On loan at Grimsby — FA Cup: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 180 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Port Vale; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
League Cup1906.5

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

J. Smith is a 25-year-old goalkeeper at Port Vale, rated 26.6 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

On the season, Smith graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets across 6 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 25 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
26.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.1%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Port Vale finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side

6
Apps
2
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
26.1%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 6 appearances (33% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (21st of 24) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.6 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2
Saves10
Save rate58.8%
Goals conceded7

Distribution

Passes224
Pass accuracy51%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.