Jannik Vestergaard

Vestergaard's current-season form is up 64% on last season (Season 11→18), while his Rating eased 34→20. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Leicester · 23rd	31	3	7.26	20	18
2024/25	Leicester · 18th	20	0	6.74	34	11
2023/24	Leicester · 1st	42	2	7.21	45	45
2022/23	Leicester	4	0	7.3	—	—
2021/22	Leicester · 8th	10	0	6.73	49	18

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	65	3
Denmark U21	21	4
Denmark U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

J. Vestergaard is a 34-year-old central defender at Leicester, rated 19.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (63% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Vestergaard.

On the season, Vestergaard graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.071 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 34 Vestergaard is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

19.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.07

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.07

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 63% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.104

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.104

Defensive actions / 903.071

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.173

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 ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 34, Vestergaard sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Vestergaard's projected Rating — 19.7 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-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions26

Blocks18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€31M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Free agentJul 2026 – nowFree

LeicesterAug 2021 – Jul 2026€ 17.5M

SouthamptonJul 2018 – Aug 2021

Borussia MönchengladbachJul 2016 – Jul 2018€ 11M

Werder BremenJan 2015 – Jul 2016€ 2.5M

1899 Hoffenheimuntil Jan 2015

About J. Vestergaard

Jannik Vestergaard is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Leicester, born on August 3, 1992 in København, standing 199 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Leicester currently sit 14th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Vestergaard has made 31 appearances with 3 goals and 0 assists across 2,608 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

J. Vestergaard's next match is on October 6, 2026, when Leicester face Stevenage away in the EFL Trophy.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Vestergaard at 19.7 with a Season form score of 17.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, J. Vestergaard has totalled 388 club appearances with 27 goals and 1 assist for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 42 appearances for Leicester.

J. Vestergaard's career has also included time at Southampton, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Werder Bremen and 1899 Hoffenheim.

On the international stage, J. Vestergaard has represented Denmark, Denmark U21, Denmark U19 — 89 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points