Thompson's current-season form is up 62% on last season (Season 13→21), while his Rating held around 36. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 29).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Preston · 24th	11	1	1	6.59	36	19
2025/26	Preston · 14th	20	0	3	6.7	36	13
2024/25	Stoke City · 20th	23	0	1	6.62	46	11
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	32	2	2	6.75	56	29
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	34	0	0	6.8	58	13

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

Northern Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Northern Ireland	39	0
Northern Ireland U21	12	0
Northern Ireland U19	8	1
Northern Ireland U17	3	1

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

Scout report

★ Standout performer

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One of the biggest game-time risers in the Championship: on the pitch for 88% of Preston's available minutes this season, up from 25% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Thompson is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Preston, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 212th of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thompson.

Judged on this season alone, Thompson graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 23rd of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 2.062 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 41st of 53 of the 53 central midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Thompson is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential41st of 53 central midfielders · Championship · 11 apps Current season23rd of 53 central midfielders · Championship · 11 apps 23rd-best central midfielder in the Championship 212th in the Championship · potential 41st-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship

36.2

Ratingi

41st of 53 central midfielders

20.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.06

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.06

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.2% 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 36.2, Thompson carries the 41st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 53 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.06 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %42.2%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.103

Assists / 900.103

Goal contribution / 900.206

Defensive actions / 902.062

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %78

Dribble success %83.3

Cards / 900.412

Foul involvement / 903.402

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 29, Thompson sits on 9.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Thompson's projected Rating — 36.2 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 central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created9

Passes356

Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success83.3%

Duels won36

Duels won %48.6%

Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles10

Interceptions5

Blocks5

Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

PrestonJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Stoke CityJan 2020 – Jul 2025

BlackpoolJul 2018 – Jan 2020Free

Livingston(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Rangers(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2018

AAirdrie United(on loan)Feb 2016 – Jul 2016

Rangersuntil Feb 2016

About J. Thompson

Jordan Andrew Thompson is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Preston, born on January 3, 1997 in Belfast, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Northern Ireland. Preston currently sit 24th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Thompson has made 11 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 873 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 4 yellow cards.

Recent matches

August 26, 2026: 0-4 loss at home vs Everton (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

J. Thompson's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Preston face Stoke City away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Thompson at 36.2 with a Season form score of 20.5, ranking 212th of 272 central midfielders in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, J. Thompson has totalled 293 club appearances with 10 goals and 12 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 38 appearances for Blackpool.

J. Thompson's career has also included time at Stoke City, Blackpool, Livingston, Rangers and AAirdrie United.

On the international stage, J. Thompson has represented Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland U21, Northern Ireland U19, Northern Ireland U17 — 62 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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