Thompson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 13→13), 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 · 23rd	8	1	1	6.9	36	13
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 84% 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 depthCreative Central midfielder

J. Thompson is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Preston, rated 36.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 157th of 202 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 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 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 40 of the 40 central midfielders in the Championship, on 0 goals, 3 assists and 2.621 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 32nd of 40 of the 40 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 potential32nd of 40 central midfielders · Championship Current season28th of 40 central midfielders · Championship 28th-best central midfielder in the Championship 157th in the Championship · potential 32nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Championship

36.3

Ratingi

32nd of 40 central midfielders

13.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

24.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.62

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Preston finished 14th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.62

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 24.9% 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 36.3, Thompson carries the 32nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 40. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %24.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.262

Goal contribution / 900.262

Defensive actions / 902.621

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.524

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 — 36.3 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

Goals0

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions9

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

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 23rd of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Thompson has made 8 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 603 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 3 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 10, 2026, when Preston face Millwall at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Thompson at 36.3 with a Season form score of 13.3, ranking 157th of 202 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 290 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

No transfer news found for this player.

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