V. Jacob

Following his move to Annecy, Jacob's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 5→10), while his Rating eased 25→19. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Annecy · 7th	13	1	0	6.76	19	10
2024/25	Ajaccio · 12th	7	0	1	6.7	25	5
2023/24	Ajaccio · 15th	27	3	1	6.9	36	27
2022/23	Dijon · 18th	23	1	3	7.01	39	24
2021/22	Dijon · 11th	32	2	4	6.93	49	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

V. Jacob is a 32-year-old defensive midfielder at Annecy, rated 19.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.85 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jacob.

On the season, Jacob graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.852 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 32 Jacob is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down4 clubs

19.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

9.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.8%

Minutes

limited game time

3.85

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Annecy finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.85

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 16.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 19.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.85 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.175

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.175

Defensive actions / 903.852

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %40

Pass accuracy %64

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.525

Foul involvement / 904.202

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 32, Jacob sits on 2.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Jacob's projected Rating — 19.1 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.