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Full nameJames Patrick Bree
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age28
Date of birth11 Dec 1997
BirthplaceWakefield
Height178 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubSouthampton
Full-back
11
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
944
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Southampton.

Also this season

On loan at Charlton — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100967.3

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Bree is a 28-year-old full-back at Southampton, rated 46.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 116th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bree.

Judged on this season alone, Bree graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship, on 3 clean sheets and 2.383 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 31 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 19th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Bree is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.

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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 2024/25
46.1
Ratingi
19th of 37 full-backs
18.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.38
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

11
Apps
2.38
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
9
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 46.1, Bree carries the 19th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 37 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots6

Passing

Assists1
Chances created10
Passes380
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Duels won29
Duels won %60.4%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions9
Blocks5
Fouls committed6
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.