Player profile
SouthamptonDefensive MidfieldEngland27 yrsAgent · Wasserman
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Fan totals + per-90 · Champ · cups & major leagues included
Tackles
57
1.86 /90
Interceptions
45
1.47 /90
Passes
1371
44.79 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankInjury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Fit · no active injury on file
Knock
Jan 2025 – Feb 2025
Thigh problems
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
44 days out recorded in last 2 years
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Estimated market value over time
€12.0M
+11900% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (8 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Santos→Southampton
Jul 2024 · 24/25
Southampton→Santos
May 2024 · 23/24
Santos→Southampton
Aug 2023 · 23/24
Swansea City→Santos
Jul 2022 · 22/23
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
944th
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
18th
League · Championship
Players in Championship
105th
National team · England
Players from England
75th
Position
Players in this role
105th
Birth year cohort · 1999
Players born 1999
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
12 May 26 · 54'
9 May 26 · 69'
Downes has built a quiet reputation as one of the Championship's most reliable circulation midfielders — a player whose value lives entirely in what doesn't go wrong. That 90.3% pass accuracy places him in the top 5% of league midfielders, meaning he's not just tidy, he's elite-level tidy, consistently threading the needle under pressure while others misplace routine balls. His interception numbers (top 20%) confirm genuine positional intelligence rather than reactive defending. Here's the counterintuitive part: his dribble rate sits bottom 10%, yet this isn't timidity — it's discipline.
Based on 1,832 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Ipswich Town→Swansea City
Aug 2021 · 21/22
Luton Town→Ipswich Town
May 2018 · 17/18
Ipswich Town→Luton Town
Jan 2018 · 17/18
Club not on file→Ipswich Town
Jul 2017 · 17/18
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
5G · 6A
2G · 3A
1G · 1A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
21 Apr 26 · 87'
18 Apr 26 · 46'
14 Apr 26 · 19'
11 Apr 26 · 90'
7 Apr 26 · 90'
21 Mar 26 · 90'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.
