Julien Stéphan — Manager stats & performance
Julien Stéphan
Queens Park Rangers· EFL Championship · 
France · Age 46
72/ 100
Solid
43rd percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
46
9 SEP 1980
Appointed
25 JUN 2025
Tenure
1Y 3M
1 year, 3 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2029
Three-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 3 months
Since 3 DEC 2018
In coaching
1 year, 3 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
EFL Championship category ranks
Current Club — All Competitions
51
17
12
22
33.3%
GF 68 · GA 80 · GD -12 · 2025-08-09 → 2026-08-22
Current Club — League
48
17
11
20
35.4%
GF 64 · GA 74 · GD -10 · 2025-08-09 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2
1
1
0
50%
GF 3 · GA 1 · GD 2 · 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-22
Current Club Form
5 competitive matches in current spell
- LQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- LQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- DQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- WQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- DQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
Manager Last 5
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches
- LQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- LQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- DQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- WQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
- DQueens Park Rangersv · Competitive ·
Each result stays attributed to the club managed at the time; previous-club matches are never presented as current-club results.
Source: api_football. Dataset CHAMPIONSHIP_2026_V_20260828004536. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.
Career record
Data not yet available
GafferLens has not yet verified a match-by-match record for Julien Stéphan. Rather than publish estimated figures, performance statistics stay empty until a licensed data source is connected. The tactical profile on this page is a provisional editorial reading.
Strengths
Individual improvement
Players measurably progress inside the model.
Squad sustainability
Academy pathways reduce reliance on the transfer market.
Considerations
Short-term volatility
Young line-ups produce uneven results across a season.
Experience balance
Leadership profiles are needed alongside the developing group.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Queens Park Rangers shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Julien Stéphan (status: PLACEHOLDER).