J. Vestergaard
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Leicester.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Leicester's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (groin, injury). He still appeared 31 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2608 | 7.26 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6.9 |
Scout report
J. Vestergaard is a 34-year-old central defender at Leicester, rated 22.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 466th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (76.3% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Vestergaard graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, 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 → 21). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 77th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 34 Vestergaard is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Vestergaard missed 8 games through injury (groin, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 31 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Leicester finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
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 76.3% 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
With a Rating of 22.2, Vestergaard carries the 77th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Leicester finished 23rd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
