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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJacob Harry Maguire
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age33
Date of birth5 Mar 1993
BirthplaceSheffield
Height194 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubManchester United
Centre-back
7
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
630
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Manchester United.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

H. Maguire is a 33-year-old central defender at Manchester United, rated 27.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 133 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maguire.

Judged on this season alone, Maguire graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.484 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 27th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premier League. At 33 Maguire is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26
27.9
Ratingi
27th of 27 centre-backs
17.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
48.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Manchester United finished 3rd of 20 · an upper-table side

23
Apps
2.48
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
13
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 20) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 99/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.9, Maguire carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier League of 27. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions13
Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.