Jordan Houghton

Houghton's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 25. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stevenage · 19th	2	0	7.05	25	19
2025/26	Stevenage · 6th	40	2	6.63	25	19
2024/25	Plymouth · 23rd	30	0	6.57	40	10
2023/24	Plymouth · 21st	40	0	6.77	52	19
2022/23	Plymouth · 1st	44	3	6.85	44	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

J. Houghton is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder at Stevenage, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Houghton.

On the season, Houghton graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 3.436 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Houghton is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24

25.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

50.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.44

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Stevenage finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.44

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 40 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 50.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.44 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 %50.3%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.083

Goal contribution / 900.083

Defensive actions / 903.436

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.248

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 30, Houghton sits on 3.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Houghton's projected Rating — 25.5 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles57

Interceptions12

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

StevenageJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

PlymouthJul 2021 – Jul 2025Free

Milton Keynes DonsJul 2018 – Jul 2021Free

Chelsea(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2018

Doncaster(on loan)Aug 2017 – Jul 2017

Doncaster(on loan)Aug 2016 – Aug 2017

Plymouth(on loan)Mar 2016 – Aug 2016

Gillingham(on loan)Jul 2015 – Mar 2016

Chelseauntil Jul 2015

About J. Houghton

Jordan Alexander Houghton is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Stevenage, born on November 5, 1995 in Chertsey, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Stevenage currently sit 19th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Houghton has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 69 minutes.

J. Houghton's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Stevenage face Doncaster at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Houghton at 25.5 with a Season form score of 18.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. Houghton has totalled 384 club appearances with 8 goals and 11 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 44 appearances for Milton Keynes Dons.

J. Houghton's career has also included time at Plymouth, Milton Keynes Dons, Chelsea, Doncaster and Gillingham.

On the international stage, J. Houghton has represented England U17 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.