Jamie Paterson
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Plymouth.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Plymouth's ~46 games this season through 5 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 22 | 0 | 0 | 837 | 6.73 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 6.87 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5.6 |
Scout report
J. Paterson is a 34-year-old centre-forward at Plymouth, rated 9.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 476th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paterson.
Judged on this season alone, Paterson graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One, on 0 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances (0 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 59th of 60 of the 60 centre-forwards in the League One. At 34 Paterson is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Paterson missed 5 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 46 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Plymouth finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side
0 goals in 22 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 22.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 9.2, Paterson carries the 59th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the League One of 60 — though on just 22 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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