Stephen Negru
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
Scout report
S. Negru is a 24-year-old full-back at Tranmere, rated 28 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 221 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (36.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.15 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 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the League Two, on 3 clean sheets and 4.153 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 19th of 38 of the 38 full-backs in the League Two. At 24 Negru is in his prime years, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Tranmere finished 21st of 24 · a lower-table side
4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (21st 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.6% 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 28, Negru carries the 19th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Tranmere finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.15 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 full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
