Jerry Yates - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJerry Aaron Yates

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age30

Date of birth10 Nov 1996

BirthplaceDoncaster

Height175 cm

Shirt number#12

ClubBlackpool

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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7

Appearances

2

Goals

0

Assists

406

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Blackpool.

Also this season

On loan at Sheffield Wednesday — Championship: 18 apps, 4g 0a, 1476 min

On loan at Luton — EFL Trophy: 4 apps, 2g 0a, 183 min

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

Career

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League Two×2

Following his move to Blackpool, Yates's current-season form is down 29% on last season (Season 14→10), while his Rating eased 37→21. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	BlackpoolLoan · 17th	7	2	0	6.58	26	10
2025/26	Sheffield WednesdayLoan · 24th	18	4	0	6.39	37	14
2025/26	Luton · 7th	22	2	1	6.42	26	9
2024/25	DerbyLoan · 19th	42	10	8	6.69	59	46
2023/24	Swansea · 14th	43	8	1	6.66	59	27
2022/23	Blackpool · 23rd	41	14	4	6.85	66	48

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. Yates is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Blackpool, rated 21.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yates.

On the season, Yates graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances (0.443 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 10). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 30 Yates is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 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: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

21.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

19.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.44

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Blackpool finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

7

Apps

2

Goals

0

Assists

2

G+A

0.29

Goals / app

2 goals in 7 appearances (0.29 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.44 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 19.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.44 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %19.6%

Available fixtures7 of 10

Goals / 900.443

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.443

Defensive actions / 900.887

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %67

Dribble success %40

Cards / 900.222

Foul involvement / 902.882

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 30, Yates sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yates's projected Rating — 21.2 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-forwards in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target3

Shots5

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes86

Pass accuracy67%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success40%

Duels won24

Duels won %35.8%

Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles3

Blocks1

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Blackpool(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

Luton(back from loan)Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

LutonAug 2025 – Jan 2026

Swansea(back from loan)May 2025 – Aug 2025

Derby(on loan)Jul 2024 – May 2025

SwanseaJul 2023 – Jul 2024

BlackpoolJul 2020 – Jul 2023

Rotherham(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2020

Swindon Town(on loan)Jan 2020 – Jul 2020

Rotherham(back from loan)Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

CCarlisle(on loan)Jul 2018 – Jan 2019

Rotherham(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Jul 2018

Harrogate Town(on loan)Dec 2015 – Jan 2016

Rotherhamuntil Dec 2015

Transfer history

About J. Yates

Jerry Aaron Yates is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Blackpool, born on November 10, 1996 in Doncaster, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Blackpool currently sit 17th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, J. Yates has made 7 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 406 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

J. Yates's next match is on November 14, 2026, when Blackpool face AFC Wimbledon away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Yates at 21.2 with a Season form score of 10.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, J. Yates has totalled 364 club appearances with 93 goals and 26 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 47 appearances for Blackpool.