Jonathan Smith

Following his move to Rochdale, Smith's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 3→0), while his Rating climbed 16→21. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Rochdale · 24th	4	1	0	6.54	21	0
2025/26	Gillingham · 17th	9	1	0	6.56	16	3
2025/26	Wigan · 16th	1	0	0	6.6	21	0
2024/25	Wigan · 15th	36	3	5	6.93	37	18
2023/24	Wigan · 12th	30	3	2	6.86	39	12
2022/23	Burton Albion · 15th	35	3	2	6.61	43	20

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

Scout report

Squad depthWinger

J. Smith is a 29-year-old winger at Gillingham, rated 16.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smith.

On the season, Smith graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 0 assists in 9 appearances (0.253 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 0). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 29 Smith is in his prime years, and a market index of 1 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 downRemarkably consistent4 clubs

16.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

8.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.25

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Gillingham finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.11

Goals / app

1 goal in 9 appearances (0.11 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 8.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.25 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

Rated 16.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.25 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 %8.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.253

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.253

Defensive actions / 901.011

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 22–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 29, Smith sits on 1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smith's projected Rating — 16.1 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 wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

About J. Smith

Jonathan Gary Smith is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Rochdale, born on July 27, 1997 in Liverpool, standing 178 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, J. Smith has made 4 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 48 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Smith at 16.1 with a Season form score of 2.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Smith has totalled 307 club appearances with 41 goals and 32 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 45 appearances for AFC Fylde.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.