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Full nameJeremy Mpobi Ngakia
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth7 Sept 2000
BirthplaceLondon
Height183 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubWatford
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Full-back

Season stats

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33
Appearances
3
Goals
4
Assists
2611
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Watford.

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Full-back

J. Ngakia is a 26-year-old full-back at Watford, rated 63.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (87.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ngakia.

Judged on this season alone, Ngakia graded 44 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 37 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 5.481 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 31 → 44). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 19% of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 26 Ngakia is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Ngakia is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 19% full-backs · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 9% full-backs · Championship3rd-best full-back in the Championship51st in the Championship · potential7th-highest potential full-back in the Championship
63.2
Ratingi
7th of 37 full-backs
44.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
87.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
5.48
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Watford finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side

33
Apps
5.48
Def. / 90
116
Tackles
38
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

5.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th 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 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 87.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 5.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 63.2, Ngakia carries the 7th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship (top 19%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Watford finished 20th 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 high defensive volume (5.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Goals3
Shots on target6
Shots13

Passing

Assists4
Chances created26
Passes1,219
Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles31
Dribble success55.4%
Duels won188
Duels won %58.6%
Fouls won15

Defending

Tackles116
Interceptions38
Blocks5
Fouls committed28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.