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Full nameStephen Negru
PositionFull-back
NationalityRepublic of Ireland
Age24
Date of birth24 Jul 2002
BirthplaceDublin
Shirt number#5
ClubSwindon Town
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Full-back

Season stats

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11
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
990
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Swindon Town.

Also this season

On loan at Bristol Rovers — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 165 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100907

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

S. Negru is a 24-year-old full-back at Swindon Town, rated 30.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 123rd of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (47.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Negru.

Judged on this season alone, Negru graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 40 of the 40 full-backs in the League Two, on 1 clean sheet and 4.727 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 20th of 40 of the 40 full-backs in the League Two. At 24 Negru is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/254 clubs
Current potential20th of 40 full-backs · League Two · 11 appsCurrent season24th of 40 full-backs · League Two · 11 apps24th-best full-back in the League Two123rd in the League Two · potential20th-highest potential full-back in the League Two
30.7
Ratingi
20th of 40 full-backs
14.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47.8%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.73
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

11
Apps
4.73
Def. / 90
15
Tackles
17
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47.8% 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 30.7, Negru carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 40 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots3

Passing

Assists2
Chances created6
Passes388
Pass accuracy71%

Possession

Duels won61
Duels won %62.2%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles15
Interceptions17
Blocks20
Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.