Domestic-league season · St. Truiden.
Missed 4 of St. Truiden's ~40 games this season through 4 injury absences (injury, abdominal muscles). He still appeared 12 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro Leagueat Dender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 7.1 |
 Major League Soccerat Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6.4 |
Following his move to St. Truiden, Pupe's current-season form is down 64% on last season (Season 25→9), while his Rating eased 46→31. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 48).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | St. Truiden · 3rd | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.88 | 31 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Dender · 3rd | 27 | 0 | 5 | 6.97 | 46 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | Dender · 2nd | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 | 42 | 48 |
| 2022/23 | K. Lierse S.K. · 5th | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.99 | 41 | 27 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Pupe is a 29-year-old central defender at St. Truiden, rated 30.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 255th of 292 in the Jupiler Pro League. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pupe.
Judged on this season alone, Pupe graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 44 of the 44 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 2 clean sheets and 3.358 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 36th of 44 of the 44 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 29 Pupe is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pupe missed 4 games through injury (injury, abdominal muscles) out of roughly 40 this season. The 12 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.
3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 30.5, Pupe carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League of 44 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.
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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 29, Pupe sits on 14.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pupe's projected Rating — 30.5 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
