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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Salford City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of Salford City's ~49 games this season through 5 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 41 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 Two | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2678 | 6.69 |
 EFL Trophy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 6.8 |
 FA Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 6.47 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
Scout report
J. Austerfield is a 24-year-old central midfielder at Salford City, rated 33.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 52nd of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (67.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.19 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Austerfield.
Judged on this season alone, Austerfield graded 28 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 3.193 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 28). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, top 9% of the 67 central midfielders in the League Two. At 24 Austerfield is in his prime years, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Austerfield missed 5 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 49 this season. The 41 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.
A career still climbing — Austerfield is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Salford City finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 9 clean sheets across 41 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.3, Austerfield carries the 6th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the League Two (top 9%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.19 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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