Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Tranmere.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 684 | 6.62 |
 League Cupat Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Plant is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Tranmere, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 208th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two and 2591st of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Plant.
Judged on this season alone, Plant graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 65th of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 1.974 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 6). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 33rd of 67 of the 67 defensive midfielders in the League Two. At 22 Plant is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.
Plant is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 16.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 28.3, Plant carries the 33rd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the League Two of 67 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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