PLAYER PROFILE · NEWPORT COUNTY · MIDFIELDER
Jacob Newport County
New signing from Hull City. Started 12 of 21 club matches last season. Started 3 of 4 since the move.
MidfielderEngland · #16 · Age 25FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
level with last yr
ASSISTS
1
0.59 / 90
AVG RATING
7.29
▲ up on last yr
APPS
2
2 starts
MINUTES
152
76 / game
SHOTS
2
1 / game
2025/2621 APPS · 0 G · 0 A · 6.7 RATING · 1,246 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Newport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 7.29 |
| 2025/26 |  Reading Hull City | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,246 | 6.73 |
| 2024/25 | Hull City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 444 | 6.71 |
| 2023/24 | Hull City | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 888 | 6.71 |
RECENT FORM · SINCE JOINING FROM HULL CITY3 OF 4 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
–
SalS
NorS
FleS
AccStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 90' vs Accrington ST
NEXT MATCH · TOMORROW
@ Swindon Town
Tue 19:00 · EFL Trophy
OVERVIEW
Jacob plays as a midfielder for Newport County. Jacob wears the number 16 shirt for Newport County.
Last season Jacob played 21 times across Reading and Hull City, starting 12 of them, with 9 substitute appearances, averaging 59 minutes a match across all competitions. They joined Newport County from Hull City in September 2026 and have started 3 of the 4 matches since the move. Newport County's next match is against Swindon Town in the EFL Trophy on Tue 22 Sept, 19:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
League Two
100% 2/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS
AUG 2021 · LOAN
Hull City → Gateshead
Loan
NEXT UP · @ SWINDON TOWN · TOMORROW
Will Jacob start against Swindon Town?
Predict the Newport County XI →NEXT UP · @ SWINDON TOWN
Will Jacob start against Swindon Town?
Newport County away to Swindon Town, Tue 19:00.