Michael Jacobs - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMichael Edward Jacobs

PositionWinger

NationalityEngland

Age34

Date of birth4 Nov 1991

BirthplaceRothwell

Height175 cm

Shirt number#17

ClubNorthampton

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Winger

Season stats

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20

Appearances

1

Goals

2

Assists

698

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Northampton.

Career

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League One×3National League

Following his move to Northampton, Jacobs's current-season form is up 75% on last season (Season 4→7), while his Rating eased 10→8. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 19).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Northampton · 24th	20	1	2	6.76	8	7
2024/25	Chesterfield · 7th	19	1	0	6.52	10	4
2023/24	Chesterfield	40	5	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Portsmouth · 8th	32	4	3	6.95	25	17
2021/22	Portsmouth · 10th	24	6	4	6.95	28	19

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Winger

M. Jacobs is a 34-year-old winger at Northampton, rated 8.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacobs.

On the season, Jacobs graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 20 appearances (0.387 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 7). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 8. At 34 Jacobs is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

8.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.39

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Northampton finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

20

Apps

1

Goals

2

Assists

3

G+A

0.05

Goals / app

1 goal in 20 appearances (0.05 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.13 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 8.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.9%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.129

Assists / 900.258

Goal contribution / 900.387

Defensive actions / 902.063

Player flow

Goal involvements3

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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 34, Jacobs sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jacobs's projected Rating — 8.3 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 wingers in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions2

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.6M total transfer fees · 9 moves

NorthamptonJun 2025 – nowFree

ChesterfieldAug 2023 – Jun 2025Free

PortsmouthSept 2020 – Aug 2023Free

WiganJul 2015 – Sept 2020

Wolves(back from loan)Apr 2015 – Jul 2015

Blackpool(on loan)Mar 2015 – Apr 2015

Wolvesuntil Mar 2015

Derby(back from loan)Jan 2014 – Mar 2015

Wolves(on loan)Nov 2013 – Jan 2014

DerbyJul 2012 – Nov 2013€ 630K

Northamptonuntil Jul 2012

Transfer history

About M. Jacobs

Michael Edward Jacobs is a 34-year-old winger who plays for Northampton, born on November 4, 1991 in Rothwell, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Northampton currently sit 18th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, M. Jacobs has made 20 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 698 minutes.

M. Jacobs's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Northampton face Gillingham away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Jacobs at 8.3 with a Season form score of 6.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the National League and the League One. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, M. Jacobs has totalled 484 club appearances with 67 goals and 24 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2011/12, with 46 appearances for Northampton.