based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Portsmouth.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.6 |
Scout report
J. Swift is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Portsmouth, rated 30 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (40.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Swift.
On the season, Swift graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 2 assists and 2.17 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 30. At 31 Swift is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side
2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.27 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 40.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 30 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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