Zachary Swanson

Swanson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 60. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Portsmouth · 10th	2	0	0	6.3	60	24
2025/26	Portsmouth · 18th	33	2	1	6.95	60	24
2024/25	Portsmouth · 16th	30	1	1	6.77	62	27
2023/24	Portsmouth · 1st	12	0	0	6.84	43	11
2022/23	Portsmouth · 8th	15	1	1	6.97	44	15

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

Z. Swanson is a 25-year-old full-back at Portsmouth, rated 60.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (53.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Swanson.

On the season, Swanson graded 24 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.243 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 24 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60. At 25 Swanson is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

60.1

Ratingi

a strong, regular top-tier starter

24.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.8%

Minutes

rotation minutes

4.24

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Portsmouth finished 18th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (18th 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 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 60.1 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.081

Assists / 900.04

Goal contribution / 900.121

Defensive actions / 904.243

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.162

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 25, Swanson sits on 27.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Swanson's projected Rating — 60.1 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

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles63

Interceptions36

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

PortsmouthJul 2022 – now

Arsenal(back from loan)Dec 2020 – Jul 2022

MVV(on loan)Aug 2020 – Dec 2020

Arsenaluntil Aug 2020

About Z. Swanson

Zachary Swanson is a 25-year-old full-back who plays for Portsmouth, born on September 28, 2000 in Cambridge, standing 189 cm tall. He is from England. Portsmouth currently sit 10th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, Z. Swanson has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 162 minutes.

Z. Swanson's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Portsmouth face Bristol City away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Z. Swanson at 60.1 with a Season form score of 24.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League One and the Premier League 2. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, Z. Swanson has totalled 161 club appearances with 12 goals and 4 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Portsmouth.

Z. Swanson's career has also included time at Arsenal and MVV.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.