PLAYER PROFILE · NEWPORT COUNTY · DEFENDER
Jacob Newport County
In and out lately. Started 3 of the last 5, unused in 2. Risky pick.
DefenderEngland · #16 · Age 25FRINGE
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
level with last yr
ASSISTS
2
0.31 / 90
AVG RATING
7.11
▲ up on last yr
APPS
8
7 starts
MINUTES
578
72 / game
SHOTS
6
0.8 / 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 578 | 7.11 |
| 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 CITY7 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
S
NorS
FleS
Acc–
SwiS
GriS
Gil–
PlyS
ColS
Yor–
RotStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
7 days ago
Started 45' vs York
NEXT MATCH · TODAY
@ Cheltenham
Sat 12:30 · L2
OVERVIEW
Jacob plays as a defender 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 August 2026 and have started 3 of the 5 matches since the move. Newport County's next match is against Cheltenham in the L2 on Sat 24 Oct, 12:30.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
League Two
100% 7/7
EFL Trophy
0% 0/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS
AUG 2021 · LOAN
Hull City → Gateshead
Loan
NEXT UP · @ CHELTENHAM
Will Jacob start against Cheltenham?
Newport County away to Cheltenham, Sat 12:30.