Jerry Yates - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJerry Aaron Yates

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age29

Date of birth10 Nov 1996

BirthplaceDoncaster

Height175 cm

Shirt number#9

ClubLuton

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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22

Appearances

2

Goals

1

Assists

1112

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Luton.

Also this season

On loan at Sheffield Wednesday — Championship: 18 apps, 4g 0a, 1476 min

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

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championshipat Sheffield Wednesday	18	4	0	1476	6.39
League One	22	2	1	1112	6.42
EFL Trophy	4	2	0	183	7.07
League Cup	1	0	0	27	6.5
FA Cup	2	0	1	19	6.9

Career

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League Two×2

Following his move to Sheffield Wednesday, Yates's current-season form is down 80% on last season (Season 46→9), while his Rating eased 59→26. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sheffield WednesdayLoan · 24th	18	4	0	6.39	37	14
2025/26	Luton · 7th	22	2	1	6.42	26	9
2024/25	DerbyLoan · 19th	42	10	8	6.69	59	46
2023/24	Swansea · 14th	43	8	1	6.66	59	27
2022/23	Blackpool · 23rd	41	14	4	6.85	66	48
2021/22	Blackpool · 16th	39	8	3	6.66	65	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. Yates is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Luton, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 370th of 485 on scout potential in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.24 goal contributions per 90 (0.16 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yates.

Judged on this season alone, Yates graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League One, on 2 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances (0.243 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 45th of 70 of the 70 centre-forwards in the League One. At 29 Yates is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

Current potential45th of 70 centre-forwards · League One Current season61st of 70 centre-forwards · League One61st-best centre-forward in the League One370th in the League One · potential45th-highest potential centre-forward in the League One

26.2

Ratingi

45th of 70 centre-forwards

8.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.24

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

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

2

Goals

1

Assists

3

G+A

0.09

Goals / app

2 goals in 22 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.24 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.2, Yates carries the 45th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 70. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.24 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.162

Assists / 900.081

Goal contribution / 900.243

Defensive actions / 901.133

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %54.5

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %45

Cards / 900.081

Foul involvement / 901.942

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 29, Yates sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yates's projected Rating — 26.2 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-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target6

Shots11

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created10

Passes193

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success45%

Duels won42

Duels won %35.3%

Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Luton(back from loan)2026/27 – now

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Luton2025/26 – 2025/26

Swansea(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Derby(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Swansea2023/24 – 2024/25

Blackpool2020/21 – 2023/24

Rotherham(back from loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Swindon Town(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Rotherham(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Carlisle(on loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Harrogate Town(on loan)2015/16 – 2018/19

Rotherham(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Harrogate Townuntil 2015/16

Transfer history

About J. Yates

Jerry Aaron Yates is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Luton, born on November 10, 1996 in Doncaster, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Luton currently sit 7th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Yates has made 22 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 1,112 minutes, averaging a 6.36 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Championship, the League One, the EFL Trophy and the League Cup.

When J. Yates plays, Luton's record this season is 12W-8D-25L — and his match ratings average 6.64 at home against 6.3 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs West Brom (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Oxford United (77 minutes, 6 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Middlesbrough (83 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Charlton (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Coventry (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 6, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Leicester (80 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Stoke City (97 minutes, 6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Hull City (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Ipswich (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Watford (74 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Yates at 26.2 with a Season form score of 8.5, ranking 370th of 485 centre-forwards in the League One. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Yates has totalled 357 club appearances with 91 goals and 26 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 47 appearances for Blackpool.