Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Charlton.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 46 | 1 | 1 | 3952 | 7.09 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.2 |
Scout report
L. Jones is a 30-year-old central defender at Charlton, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 46 appearances, a Season grade of 45, top 9% of Championship centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 42.7, ranking 366th of 493 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (95.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.76 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jones.
Judged on this season alone, Jones graded 45 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 9% of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship, on 12 clean sheets and 3.758 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 57 → 45). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 59th of 82 of the 82 centre-backs in the Championship. At 30 Jones is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 16.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Charlton finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 12 clean sheets across 46 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th 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
- Availability. On the pitch for 95.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.76 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.7, Jones carries the 59th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 82, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Charlton finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.76 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.
Transfer news
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