OrcaScore
5

Defender

Nathan James Smith

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Appearances
13
1,009 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.68
Age30
Date of birth3 Apr 1996
Height182 cm
Weight72 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€265K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts12 / 10
Minutes919
Rating6.75
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (0)
Passes · accuracy289 · 76%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 12
Duels won88 / 141
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.22 / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls10
Accurate crosses0
Touches465
Possession lost79
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won68
Ground duels won20
Clearances80
Ball recoveries17
Fouls won12
Fouls committed13
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets3
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)94.04
Top speed (km/h)34.37
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating5.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy19 · 79%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won4 / 8
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches25
Possession lost4
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won3
Clearances2
Ball recoveries2
Fouls won2
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking32
Technical36
Tactical48
Defending67
Creativity32

Characteristics

Strengths

151625

Weaknesses

13

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
31 Oct 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Cheltenham Town 3–1 45' 6.6
24 Oct 2026 Crawley – Tranmere Rovers 1–1 – –
20 Oct 2026 Northampton – Tranmere Rovers 0–1 – –
17 Oct 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Barnet 1–2 90' 6.8
10 Oct 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Rochdale 1–1 90' 6.3
3 Oct 2026 Chesterfield – Tranmere Rovers 4–2 90' 6.4
26 Sep 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Walsall 1–1 90' 6.9
19 Sep 2026 Exeter City – Tranmere Rovers 0–0 90' 7.1
12 Sep 2026 Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers 2–0 79' 6.6
5 Sep 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Oldham Athletic 2–0 90' 6.7
1 Sep 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Rotherham United 2–2 9' 5.9
29 Aug 2026 Newport County – Tranmere Rovers 2–2 66' 6.9
22 Aug 2026 Port Vale – Tranmere Rovers 1–1 90' 7.0
15 Aug 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Shrewsbury Town 2–0 90' 7.8
1 Aug 2026 Tranmere Rovers – Rochdale 3–4 90' 5.9

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 5 moves
  1. Free transfer
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Port Vale U18 To: Port Vale
    Transfer
  5. Port Vale U18 To: Stafford
    Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)47
Average rating6.70
Last match rating6.631 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
4 5 6 7 8 9 6.70 Nov 2025 Mar 2026 Oct 2026 6.6

Last 10 matches

6.6 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.7 5.9 6.9

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 League Two Tranmere Rovers 12 (10) 919 0 0 6.75
2026 EFL Cup Tranmere Rovers 1 (1) 90 0 0 5.90

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Player profile

League Two 2026 · percentile among defenders (101 players)

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50 Tackles 35 Interceptions 76 Clearances 74 Aerials won 100 Duels won 77 Pass accuracy 56 Progressive carries 3 Rating 31

8 matches · 604 min

Nathan James Smith: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.19
35
Interceptions / 90 min 1.49
76
Clearances / 90 min 7.15
74
Aerials won / 90 min 6.85
100
Duels won 64.2%
77
Pass accuracy 77.7%
56
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
3
Rating 6.69
31

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