John Souttar

Souttar's current-season form is up 14% on last season (Season 29→33), while his Rating eased 39→32. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Rangers · 2nd	24	0	0	7.3	32	33
2024/25	Rangers · 2nd	25	1	0	7.29	39	29
2023/24	Rangers · 2nd	33	2	1	7.25	43	38
2022/23	Rangers · 2nd	12	1	0	6.97	42	14
2021/22	Heart Of Midlothian · 3rd	27	4	0	7.29	48	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	24	2
Scotland U21	10	0
Scotland U19	10	1
Scotland U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Souttar is a 30-year-old central defender at Rangers, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 33, top 26% of Premiership centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.8, ranking 71st of 104 in the Premiership. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (93.5% 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 33 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 7 clean sheets and 2.139 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 33). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, 18th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 30 Souttar is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24

Current potential18th of 27 centre-backs · Premiership Current seasonTop 26% centre-backs · Premiership 7th-best centre-back in the Premiership 71st in the Premiership · potential 18th-highest potential centre-back in the Premiership

31.8

Ratingi

18th of 27 centre-backs

33.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

93.5%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.14

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.14

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 93.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 31.8, Souttar carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %93.5%

Available fixtures24 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.139

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.312

Foul involvement / 901.782

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 30, Souttar sits on 5.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Souttar's projected Rating — 31.8 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-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots9

Passing

Assists0

Chances created10

Passes1,453

Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success100%

Duels won114

Duels won %63.3%

Fouls won21

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions10

Blocks15

Fouls committed19

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

RangersJul 2022 – nowFree

Heart Of MidlothianFeb 2016 – Jul 2022

Dundee Utduntil Feb 2016

About J. Souttar

John Francis Souttar is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Rangers, born on September 25, 1996 in Aberdeen, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Rangers currently sit 2nd of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, J. Souttar has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,020 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

J. Souttar's next match is on October 28, 2026, when Rangers face Heart Of Midlothian away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Souttar at 31.8 with a Season form score of 33.4, ranking 71st of 104 centre-backs in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League Cup and the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, J. Souttar has totalled 287 club appearances with 10 goals and 2 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for Rangers.

J. Souttar's career has also included time at Heart Of Midlothian and Dundee Utd.

On the international stage, J. Souttar has represented Scotland, Scotland U21, Scotland U19, Scotland U17 — 47 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

→ GreeceRumoured

John Souttar linked with Greece switch

23%

will it happen

1 report links J. Souttar with Greece. The reporting is moderately sourced (50% credibility), led by BBC Sport, putting the move at roughly 23% to happen. So far the talk is speculative rather than concrete.

50% credibility·1 reports·led by BBC Sport

The reports (1)

Mixed reliability · 49%BBC Sport
Matty Souttar is set for a switch from Rangers to a club in Greece
Matty Souttar is set for a switch from Rangers to a club in Greece

→ Aris ThessalonikisRumoured

Aris Thessalonikis eyeing move for John Souttar

23%

will it happen

1 report links J. Souttar with Aris Thessalonikis. The reporting is moderately sourced (50% credibility), led by BBC Sport, putting the move at roughly 23% to happen. So far the talk is speculative rather than concrete.

50% credibility·1 reports·led by BBC Sport

The reports (1)

Mixed reliability · 49%BBC Sport
Aris Thessaloniki are still pursuing John Souttar amid a contract dispute with Rangers (reported transfer interest)
Aris Thessaloniki are still pursuing John Souttar amid a contract dispute with Rangers (reported transfer interest)

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points

Outlook

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Season statistics

Shooting

Passing

Possession

Defending

Yellow/red cards

Transfer history

About J. Souttar

This season

Field Insider's view

Career

Transfer news

Related players

Career

Per 90 & availability

Player flow

Season-by-season progression

Value & potential by age

Transfer history

About J. Souttar

This season

Field Insider's view

Career

Transfer news

Related players