J. Yates - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameJerry Aaron Yates

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age29

Date of birth10 Nov 1996

BirthplaceDoncaster

Height175 cm

Shirt number#9

ClubSheffield Wednesday

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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18

Appearances

4

Goals

0

Assists

1476

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sheffield Wednesday.

Also this season

On loan at Luton — League One: 22 apps, 2g 1a, 1112 min

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

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

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Championship	18	4	0	1476	6.39
League Oneat Luton	22	2	1	1112	6.42
EFL Trophyat Luton	4	2	0	183	7.07
League Cupat Luton	1	0	0	27	6.5
FA Cupat Luton	2	0	1	19	6.9

Career

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League Two×2

Following his move to Sheffield Wednesday, Yates's current-season form is down 39% on last season (Season 46→28), while his Rating eased 59→44. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sheffield WednesdayLoan · 24th	18	4	0	6.39	44	28
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
2021/22	Blackpool · 16th	39	8	3	6.66	65	29

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

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Project playerCentre-forward

J. Yates is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Sheffield Wednesday, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 361st of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (71.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.24 goal contributions per 90 (0.24 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yates.

Judged on this season alone, Yates graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 4 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.244 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 52nd of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 29 Yates is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2021/224 clubs

Current potential52nd of 66 centre-forwards · Championship Current season27th of 66 centre-forwards · Championship27th-best centre-forward in the Championship361st in the Championship · potential52nd-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

43.5

Ratingi

52nd of 66 centre-forwards

27.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

71.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.24

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

4

Goals

0

Assists

4

G+A

0.22

Goals / app

4 goals in 18 appearances (0.22 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 71.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.24 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.5, Yates carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sheffield Wednesday finished 24th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.24 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %71.3%

Available fixtures18 of 46

Goals / 900.244

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.244

Defensive actions / 901.28

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.061

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 29, Yates sits on 11.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yates's projected Rating — 43.5 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 Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Luton(back from loan)2026/27 – now

Sheffield Wednesday(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Luton2025/26 – 2025/26

Swansea(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Derby(on loan)2024/25 – 2024/25

Swansea2023/24 – 2024/25

Blackpool2020/21 – 2023/24

Rotherham(back from loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Swindon Town(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Rotherham(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Carlisle(on loan)2018/19 – 2018/19

Harrogate Town(on loan)2015/16 – 2018/19

Rotherham(back from loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Harrogate Townuntil 2015/16

Transfer history

About J. Yates

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

This season

In the current season, J. Yates has made 18 appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists across 1,476 minutes, averaging a 6.36 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Championship, the League One, the EFL Trophy and the League Cup.

When J. Yates plays, Sheffield Wednesday's record this season is 12W-8D-25L — and his match ratings average 6.64 at home against 6.3 on the road.

Recent matches

May 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs West Brom (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Oxford United (77 minutes, 6 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Middlesbrough (83 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Charlton (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Coventry (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
April 6, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Leicester (80 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
April 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Stoke City (97 minutes, 6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Hull City (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Ipswich (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
March 10, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Watford (74 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Yates at 43.5 with a Season form score of 27.6, ranking 361st of 493 centre-forwards in the Championship. 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 12 recorded seasons, J. Yates has totalled 357 club appearances with 91 goals and 26 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 47 appearances for Blackpool.