OrcaScore
20

Forward

Sam Gallagher

  • Stoke City
  • England
  • 31 yrs
  • 193 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
Injured — Muscle Injury · Back: 20 Nov 2026
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Appearances
8
422 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.64
Assists
1
Average rating
6.86
Age31
Date of birth15 Sep 1995
Height193 cm
Weight75 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€985K
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Muscle Injury · Out Since 16 Oct 2026 · Back: 20 Nov 2026
  • Injury Muscle Injury · Missing Ended: 16 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts6 / 4
Minutes330
Rating6.83
Goals / Assists2 / 1
Shots (on target)7 (4)
Passes · accuracy40 · 38%
Key passes3
Tackles / Interceptions8 / 3
Duels won27 / 61
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.25 / 0.09
Detailed statistics
Big chances created1
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion29%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box2
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses2
Touches115
Possession lost54
Dispossessed5
Aerial duels won16
Ground duels won11
Clearances7
Ball recoveries9
Fouls won2
Fouls committed12
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)36.42
Top speed (km/h)34.49
Appearances / Starts2 / 1
Minutes92
Rating6.95
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)3 (1)
Passes · accuracy9 · 56%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions2 / 0
Duels won10 / 15
Successful dribbles1
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
Touches26
Possession lost9
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won6
Ground duels won4
Clearances4
Ball recoveries2
Fouls won1
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: F

line: F average
Attacking55
Technical42
Tactical52
Defending45
Creativity43

Characteristics

Strengths

25

Weaknesses

14

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
19 Sep 2026 Stoke City – Sheffield United 2–1 26' 7.4
5 Sep 2026 Stoke City – Charlton Athletic 4–0 34' 6.5
1 Sep 2026 Stoke City – Norwich City 1–0 45' 6.8
29 Aug 2026 Wolverhampton – Stoke City 4–1 85' 7.3
25 Aug 2026 Stoke City – Hull City 5–6 26' 7.2
22 Aug 2026 Southampton – Stoke City 3–1 70' 6.9
15 Aug 2026 Stoke City – Swansea City 1–2 70' 6.1
8 Aug 2026 Stoke City – Oldham Athletic 2–0 66' 6.7
1 Aug 2026 Stoke City – Valencia 1–1 – –
28 Jul 2026 Stoke City – Everton 1–0 – –
18 Jul 2026 Crewe Alexandra – Stoke City 1–1 – –
10 Jul 2026 Stoke City – Sporting Braga 0–1 – –
2 May 2026 Bristol City – Stoke City 2–0 31' 6.4
25 Apr 2026 Stoke City – Portsmouth 1–3 45' 6.4
21 Apr 2026 Stoke City – Millwall 1–3 31' 6.6

Career and transfers

6 clubs · 9 moves · total fees 8.3M €
  1. Transfer 1.8M €
  2. Transfer 6.5M €
  3. Loan return
  4. Loan
  5. Loan return
  6. Loan
  7. Loan return
  8. Loan
  9. Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 17 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)28
Average rating6.80
Last match rating7.419 Sep 2026
Matches missed16
5 6 7 8 9 6.80 Nov 2025 Apr 2026 Sep 2026 7.4

Last 10 matches

7.4 6.5 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.9 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.4

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Championship Stoke City 6 (4) 330 2 1 6.83
2026 EFL Cup Stoke City 2 (1) 92 0 0 6.95

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among forwards (110 players)

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50 Goals 59 xG 57 Shots 48 xA 22 Key passes 32 Successful dribbles 28 Aerials won 97 Rating 67

22 matches · 1,018 min

Sam Gallagher: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Goals / 90 min 0.27
59
xG / 90 min 0.30
57
Shots / 90 min 2.12
48
xA / 90 min 0.03
22
Key passes / 90 min 0.62
32
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.44
28
Aerials won / 90 min 6.28
97
Rating 6.80
67

How do we calculate this?