Josh Knight

Knight's current-season form is up 67% on last season (Season 6→10), while his Rating climbed 39→43. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portsmouth · 10th	1	0	0	6.6	43	10
2025/26	Portsmouth · 18th	14	0	0	6.66	39	6
2025/26	Hannover 96 · 4th	3	0	0	6.7	34	0
2024/25	Hannover 96 · 9th	32	3	0	7.05	52	23
2023/24	Portsmouth	47	6	2	7.15	—	—
2023/24	Peterborough · 1st	45	6	2	7.15	52	47
2022/23	Peterborough · 8th	31	1	0	6.58	43	18
2022/23	Portsmouth	43	1	0	6.58	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Knight is a 28-year-old central defender at Portsmouth, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Knight.

On the season, Knight graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 1.944 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 10). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 28 Knight is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

39.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

5.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.5%

Minutes

limited game time

1.94

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.94

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.5% 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 39.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.5%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.944

Player flow

Goal involvements0

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 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 28, Knight sits on 10.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Knight's projected Rating — 39.2 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 centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles6

Interceptions8

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

PortsmouthAug 2025 – now

Hannover 96Jul 2024 – Aug 2025Free

PeterboroughJul 2021 – Jul 2024

Leicester(back from loan)Jun 2021 – Jul 2021

Wycombe(on loan)Oct 2020 – Jun 2021

Leicester(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Oct 2020

Peterborough(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2020

Leicesteruntil Jan 2019

About J. Knight

Josh Knight is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Portsmouth, born on September 7, 1997 in Leicester, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. Portsmouth currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, J. Knight has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 10 minutes.

J. Knight's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Portsmouth face Bristol City away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Knight at 39.2 with a Season form score of 5.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Knight has totalled 377 club appearances with 28 goals and 9 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 47 appearances for Portsmouth.

J. Knight's career has also included time at Hannover 96, Peterborough, Leicester and Wycombe.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.