J. Knight · career
Josh Knight
Full Back · Portsmouth · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
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
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 195 appearances with 14 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Peterborough — Season rating 47, 6 goals and 2 assists in 45 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 29 points at Peterborough. Form has slipped 37 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 37 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 20 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2024/25 (2. Bundesliga) and kept playing — 32 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Portsmouth | 14 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
| 2025/26 | Hannover 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Hannover 96 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | Portsmouth | 47 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Peterborough | 45 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 47 |
| 2022/23 | Peterborough | 31 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 18 |
| 2022/23 | Portsmouth | 43 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Peterborough | 36 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | WycombeLoan | 37 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 38 |
| 2019/20 | Peterborough | 24 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | PeterboroughLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Leicester City U23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leicester City U21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Leicester City U23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Leicester City U23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 14 | 972 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2. Bundesligaat Hannover 96 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
14 played1 unused sub20 injured19 not in squad· 972 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Woking | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Farnborough | 5-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Crawley Town | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Reading | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | A Havant & Wville | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H PEC Zwolle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Reading | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H Norwich | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Preston | 1-0 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 14 | Championship | A Southampton | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 20 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | Championship | A Ipswich | 1-2 | Played | 89 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 1 | Championship | H Watford | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 18 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Coventry | 1-2 | Played | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H Stoke City | 0-1 | Played | 19 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A Birmingham | 0-4 | Played | 8 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 5 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Millwall | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 26 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 29 | Championship | H Bristol City | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 9 | Championship | A Swansea | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Championship | H Blackburn | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Championship | A Derby | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Dec 26 | Championship | H QPR | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | H Charlton | 2-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | A Bristol City | 0-5 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | H Arsenal | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Jan 21 | Championship | A Watford | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H West Brom | 3-0 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Preston | 0-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 14 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 0-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 17 | Championship | A Charlton | 3-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Millwall | 3-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Wrexham | 1-2 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Hull City | 0-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Mar 10 | Championship | H Swansea | 1-2 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Mar 16 | Championship | H Derby | 0-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Championship | A QPR | 1-6 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Apr 3 | Championship | A Norwich | 1-1 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-2 | Back Injury | — | |||
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | Championship | H Ipswich | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 21 | Championship | A Coventry | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A Stoke City | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | Championship | H Birmingham | 1-1 | Not in squad | — |