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40.4
17.4%
Ratingi
19.3
19.6%
Seasoni
9
Valuei

Profile

Full nameJoseph Olugbenga Olowu
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age26
Date of birth27 Nov 1999
BirthplaceIbadan
Height184 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubStockport County
Centre-back

Season stats

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31
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2046
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Stockport County.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One312020466.84
EFL Trophy7006057.04
League Cup100907

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Olowu is a 26-year-old central defender at Stockport County, rated 40.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 209th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (46.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.61 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Olowu.

Judged on this season alone, Olowu graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 6 clean sheets and 3.607 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 37% of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 26 Olowu is in his prime years, and a market index of 9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
Current potentialTop 37% centre-backs · League OneCurrent season46th of 88 centre-backs · League One46th-best centre-back in the League One209th in the League One · potential32nd-highest potential centre-back in the League One
40.4
Ratingi
32nd of 88 centre-backs
19.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.61
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Stockport County finished 3rd of 24 · an upper-table side

3.61
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
23
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.4% 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 40.4, Olowu carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One (top 37%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.61 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

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