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Sam Sutton

Wellington Phoenix
175 cm
Height
19
Shirt
23 years
Dec 10, 2001
Left
Preferred foot
New Zealand
Country
Position
Primary
Left-back
Others
Left Wing-Back
LB
LWB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches81%Shot attempts61%Goals64%
Chances created72%Aerial duels won17%Defensive actions28%

A-League Men 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
6
Started
6
Matches
454
Minutes played
6.72
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 22

Western Sydney Wanderers FC
4-1
45
0
0
0
0
5.6

Dec 14

Macarthur FC
1-2
68
0
0
0
0
6.4

Dec 7

Auckland FC
2-1
89
0
0
1
0
6.9

Nov 10

Central Coast Mariners
0-3
90
1
0
1
0
8.5

Nov 2

Auckland FC
0-2
86
0
0
0
0
6.0

Oct 26

Perth Glory
0-2
76
0
0
1
0
7.0

Oct 11

Tahiti
3-0
26
0
1
0
0
-

Sep 11

USA
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Sep 8

Mexico
3-0
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jul 30

France U23
0-3
78
0
0
0
0
5.8
Wellington Phoenix

Dec 22

A-League Men
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
4-1
45’
5.6

Dec 14

A-League Men
Macarthur FC
1-2
68’
6.4

Dec 7

A-League Men
Auckland FC
2-1
89’
6.9

Nov 10

A-League Men
Central Coast Mariners
0-3
90’
8.5

Nov 2

A-League Men
Auckland FC
0-2
86’
6.0
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 50%
  • 4Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.65xG
0 - 3
Shot typeLeft footSituationFast breakResultGoal
0.50xG0.76xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 454

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.64
xG on target (xGOT)
1.05
Non-penalty xG
0.64
Shots
4
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.70
Successful passes
157
Pass accuracy
82.2%
Accurate long balls
4
Long ball accuracy
26.7%
Chances created
2
Successful crosses
3
Cross accuracy
37.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
10
Dribble success
55.6%
Touches
347
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
11
Fouls won
12

Defending

Tackles won
4
Tackles won %
50.0%
Duels won
34
Duels won %
50.7%
Aerial duels won
4
Aerial duels won %
33.3%
Interceptions
7
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
11
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches81%Shot attempts61%Goals64%
Chances created72%Aerial duels won17%Defensive actions28%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Wellington PhoenixAug 2019 - now
89
3
Wellington Phoenix BJul 2016 - Dec 2022
43
3

National team

New ZealandJun 2024 - Nov 2024
5
0
New Zealand U23Jul 2021 - now
5
1
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