Domestic-league season · Northampton.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 20 | 1 | 2 | 698 | 6.76 |
 EFL Trophy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 399 | 6.55 |
Following his move to Northampton, Jacobs's current-season form is up 125% on last season (Season 4→9), while his Rating held around 9. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 19).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Northampton · 24th | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6.76 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | Chesterfield · 7th | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | Portsmouth · 8th | 32 | 4 | 3 | 6.95 | 25 | 16 |
| 2021/22 | Portsmouth · 10th | 24 | 6 | 4 | 6.95 | 28 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | Portsmouth · 8th | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6.91 | 31 | 11 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Jacobs is a 34-year-old central midfielder at Northampton, rated 8.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 479th of 482 in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacobs.
Judged on this season alone, Jacobs graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 58th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.063 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 9). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 66th of 66 of the 66 central midfielders in the League One. At 34 Jacobs is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (24th 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 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 8.5, Jacobs carries the 66th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League One of 66 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 34, Jacobs sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jacobs's projected Rating — 8.5 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.
€0.6M total transfer fees · 10 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
