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Full nameJacob Brett Farrell
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustralia
Age23
Date of birth19 Nov 2002
BirthplaceGosford
Height180 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
585
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Western Sydney Wanderers.

Injury-affected season

Missed 14 of Western Sydney Wanderers's ~26 games this season through 14 injury absences (groin, knee surgery). He still appeared 7 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.

Also this season

On loan at PortsmouthLeague Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Western Sydney Wanderers; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
A-League7005856.77
League Cupat Portsmouth100907.5
Championshipat Portsmouth100176.9

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

J. Farrell is a 23-year-old central defender at Western Sydney Wanderers, rated 16.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Farrell.

On the season, Farrell graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 4.769 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 9).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 23 Farrell is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Farrell missed 14 games through injury (groin, knee surgery) out of roughly 26 this season. The 7 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.

16.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
9.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
28.3%
Minutes
limited game time
4.77
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Western Sydney Wanderers finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

4.77
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
16
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 7 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 28.3% 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 16.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.