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T. Jacob

Squad depthNecaxa · 22 yrs

Profile

Full nameTomás Jacob
PositionCentre-back
NationalityArgentina
Age22
Date of birth20 Apr 2004
BirthplaceSanta Fe
Height180 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubNecaxa
Centre-backalso played MID
14
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1075
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Necaxa.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Newells Old BoysLiga Profesional Argentina: 13 apps, 0g 0a, 1062 min

Earlier this season at Newells Old BoysCopa Argentina: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

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

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Liga MX141010756.52
Liga Profesional Argentinaat Newells Old Boys130010627
Leagues Cup300906.6
Copa Argentinaat Newells Old Boys10090

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

T. Jacob is a 22-year-old central defender at Necaxa, rated 44.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 112th of 340 on scout potential in the Liga MX and 1446th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacob.

Judged on this season alone, Jacob graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 65 of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX, on 1 clean sheet and 3.851 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 9). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 31% of the 65 centre-backs in the Liga MX. At 22 Jacob is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downRemarkably consistent
Current potential20th of 65 centre-backs · Liga MX · 14 appsCurrent season57th of 65 centre-backs · Liga MX · 14 apps57th-best centre-back in the Liga MX112th in the Liga MX · potential20th-highest potential centre-back in the Liga MX1446th-highest potential U-23 tracked
44.1
Ratingi
20th of 65 centre-backs
9.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.85
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Necaxa finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.85
Def. / 90
32
Tackles
9
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.1% 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 44.1, Jacob carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Liga MX of 65 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.