Jacob Brown

Following his move to Reading, Brown's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 6→0), while his Rating eased 39→28. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Reading · 17th	2	0	0	6.3	28	0
2025/26	Luton · 7th	7	0	0	6.49	27	0
2025/26	PortsmouthLoan · 18th	15	1	1	6.5	39	6
2024/25	Luton · 22nd	29	4	1	6.79	52	15
2023/24	Luton · 18th	19	2	0	6.77	69	10
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	1	1	0	7.2	57	2
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	38	7	1	6.69	67	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	8	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. Brown is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Portsmouth, rated 38.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brown.

On the season, Brown graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 15 appearances (0.356 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 6 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 28 Brown is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

38.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

5.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.36

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

1 goal in 15 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.18 goals, 0.18 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.7 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %12.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.178

Assists / 900.178

Goal contribution / 900.356

Defensive actions / 901.069

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.356

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 28 (~11), then tapers with age. At 28, Brown sits on 10.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brown's projected Rating — 38.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions2

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

ReadingJul 2026 – nowFree

Luton(back from loan)May 2026 – Jul 2026

Portsmouth(on loan)Feb 2026 – May 2026

LutonAug 2023 – Feb 2026

Stoke CitySept 2020 – Aug 2023

Barnsley(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Sept 2020

Chesterfield(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Barnsleyuntil Jan 2018

About J. Brown

Jacob Samuel Brown is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for Reading, born on April 10, 1998 in Halifax, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Reading currently sit 17th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Brown has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 26 minutes.

J. Brown's next match is on September 2, 2026, when Reading face Mansfield Town at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Brown at 38.7 with a Season form score of 5.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Brown has totalled 284 club appearances with 44 goals and 16 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 45 appearances for Stoke City.

J. Brown's career has also included time at Luton, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Barnsley and Chesterfield.

On the international stage, J. Brown has represented Scotland — 8 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.