Field Insider
54.3
3.9%
Ratingi
4.9
19.5%
Seasoni
8.6
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMatthew James Jacob
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth3 Jun 2001
BirthplaceBarnsley
Height180 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubHull City
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Centre-back

Season stats

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5
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
173
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hull City.

Also this season

On loan at Reading — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Hull City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

M. Jacob is a 25-year-old central defender at Reading, rated 38.7 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacob.

On the season, Jacob graded 6 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.495 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 6). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 25 Jacob is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 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 levelRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
38.7
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
5.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.5%
Minutes
limited game time
2.5
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Reading finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

14
Apps
2.5
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

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 38.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions10
Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.