Field Insider
30.8
21.2%
Ratingi
21.9
25.5%
Seasoni
4.5
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJohn Francis Souttar
PositionCentre-back
NationalityScotland
Age29
Date of birth25 Sept 1996
BirthplaceAberdeen
Height186 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubRangers
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Centre-back

Season stats

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24
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
2020
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rangers.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Souttar is a 29-year-old central defender at Rangers, rated 30.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 69 on scout potential in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (59.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Souttar.

Judged on this season alone, Souttar graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 19 of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 7 clean sheets and 2.139 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 22). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 12th of 19 of the 19 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 29 Souttar is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potential12th of 19 centre-backs · PremiershipCurrent season10th of 19 centre-backs · Premiership10th-best centre-back in the Premiership45th in the Premiership · potential12th-highest potential centre-back in the Premiership
30.8
Ratingi
12th of 19 centre-backs
21.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.14
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Rangers finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

24
Apps
2.14
Def. / 90
23
Tackles
10
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.8, Souttar carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 19. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.14 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles23
Interceptions10
Blocks15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.