Manning's current-season form is down 66% on last season (Season 35→12), while his Rating eased 46→36. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Southampton · 8th	11	1	1	7.02	46	11
2025/26	Southampton · 4th	45	8	6	7.31	46	35
2024/25	Southampton · 20th	24	0	1	6.99	52	12
2023/24	Southampton · 4th	40	0	2	7.12	56	28
2022/23	Swansea · 10th	43	5	10	7.45	70	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	8	2
Republic of Ireland U19	6	1
Rep. Of Ireland	23	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

R. Manning is a 30-year-old full-back at Southampton, rated 36.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 163rd of 272 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Manning.

Judged on this season alone, Manning graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship, on 2 clean sheets and 2.043 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 27th of 37 of the 37 full-backs in the Championship. At 30 Manning is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential27th of 37 full-backs · Championship · 11 apps Current season29th of 37 full-backs · Championship · 11 apps 29th-best full-back in the Championship 163rd in the Championship · potential 27th-highest potential full-back in the Championship

36.1

Ratingi

27th of 37 full-backs

11.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.04

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.1, Manning carries the 27th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 37 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.04 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.113

Assists / 900.113

Goal contribution / 900.227

Defensive actions / 902.043

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %100

Shot accuracy %12.5

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.454

Foul involvement / 902.61

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 23–27 (~17), then tapers with age. At 30, Manning sits on 8.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Manning's projected Rating — 36.1 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 full-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target1

Shots8

Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists1

Chances created19

Passes451

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success60%

Duels won25

Duels won %53.2%

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions9

Blocks4

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

SouthamptonJul 2023 – nowFree

SwanseaOct 2020 – Jul 2023

QPR(back from loan)Jan 2019 – Oct 2020

Rotherham(on loan)Aug 2018 – Jan 2019

QPRuntil Aug 2018

About R. Manning

Ryan Phelim Manning is a 30-year-old full-back who plays for Southampton, born on June 14, 1996 in Galway, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Southampton currently sit 8th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, R. Manning has made 11 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 793 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

R. Manning's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Southampton face QPR at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Manning at 36.1 with a Season form score of 11.6, ranking 163rd of 272 full-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. Manning has totalled 342 club appearances with 32 goals and 38 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 45 appearances for Southampton.

R. Manning's career has also included time at Swansea, QPR and Rotherham.

On the international stage, R. Manning has represented Republic of Ireland U21, Republic of Ireland U19, Rep. Of Ireland — 37 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Southampton finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points