Steve Cook

Cook's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→17), while his Rating eased 24→19. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 45).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	QPR · 15th	30	1	6.94	19	17
2024/25	QPR · 15th	32	2	6.98	24	19
2023/24	QPR · 18th	36	2	7.08	30	33
2022/23	Nottingham Forest · 16th	12	0	6.65	32	10
2021/22	Nottingham Forest · 4th	20	0	7.03	34	17
2021/22	Bournemouth	3	0	7.03	—	—

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Cook is a 35-year-old central defender at QPR, rated 18.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 470th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (52.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.63 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cook.

Judged on this season alone, Cook graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 61st of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship, on 5 clean sheets and 2.627 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 85th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship. At 35 Cook is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23

Current potential85th of 89 centre-backs · Championship Current season61st of 89 centre-backs · Championship61st-best centre-back in the Championship470th in the Championship · potential85th-highest potential centre-back in the Championship

18.6

Ratingi

85th of 89 centre-backs

16.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.1%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.63

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

2.63

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 18.6, Cook carries the 85th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 89. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %52.1%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.042

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.042

Defensive actions / 902.627

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %11.8

Pass accuracy %82

Cards / 900.083

Foul involvement / 901.168

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 35, Cook sits on 3.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cook's projected Rating — 18.6 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 centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target2

Shots17

Passing

Assists0

Chances created3

Passes1,043

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Duels won121

Duels won %67.2%

Fouls won19

Defending

Tackles17

Interceptions24

Blocks22

Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Wycombe2026/27 – nowFree

QPR2023/24 – 2026/27

Nottingham Forest2021/22 – 2023/24

Bournemouth2011/12 – 2021/22

Brightonuntil 2011/12

About S. Cook

Steve Anthony Cook is a 35-year-old centre-back who plays for QPR, born on April 19, 1991 in Hastings, standing 185 cm tall. He is from England. QPR currently sit 15th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Cook has made 30 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 2,158 minutes, averaging a 7.11 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Championship and the FA Cup.

When S. Cook plays, QPR's record this season is 9W-8D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.83 at home against 7.01 on the road.

Recent matches

April 21, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Swansea (61 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Millwall (45 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 11, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Birmingham (58 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 14, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Blackburn (69 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 6, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Charlton (90 minutes, 8.3 rating)
January 31, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Coventry (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
January 24, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Wrexham (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
January 20, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Oxford United (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
January 17, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Stoke City (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
January 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at West Ham (120 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Cook at 18.6 with a Season form score of 16.8, ranking 470th of 495 centre-backs in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: S. Cook has missed 2 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Cook has totalled 484 club appearances with 24 goals and 4 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 46 appearances for Bournemouth.

S. Cook's career has also included time at Wycombe, Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Brighton.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points