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Niall Huggins

Sunderland
icInjury
Injured (Sep 6)Expected return: Mid January 2025
173 cm
Height
2
Shirt
23 years
Dec 18, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Wales
Country
€830K
Market value
Position
Primary
Right-back
Others
Left-back
RB
LB

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches80%Shot attempts19%Goals0%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won51%Defensive actions44%

Championship 2023/2024

1
Goals
1
Assists
17
Started
19
Matches
1,337
Minutes played
7.05
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 23, 2023

Coventry City
0-3
85
0
0
0
0
5.7

Dec 16, 2023

Bristol City
1-0
88
0
0
0
0
7.3

Dec 12, 2023

Leeds United
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2

Dec 9, 2023

West Bromwich Albion
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Dec 2, 2023

Millwall
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Nov 29, 2023

Huddersfield Town
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 25, 2023

Plymouth Argyle
2-0
65
0
0
0
0
7.0
Sunderland

Dec 23, 2023

Championship
Coventry City
0-3
85’
5.7

Dec 16, 2023

Championship
Bristol City
1-0
88’
7.3

Dec 12, 2023

Championship
Leeds United
1-0
90’
7.2

Dec 9, 2023

Championship
West Bromwich Albion
2-1
90’
6.8

Dec 2, 2023

Championship
Millwall
1-1
90’
7.3
2023/2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 43%
  • 7Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.56xG
2 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.07xG0.57xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,337

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.56
xG on target (xGOT)
0.77
Non-penalty xG
0.56
Shots
7
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.72
Successful passes
623
Pass accuracy
84.0%
Accurate long balls
21
Long ball accuracy
36.8%
Chances created
7
Successful crosses
1
Cross accuracy
8.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
23
Dribble success
59.0%
Touches
1,098
Touches in opposition box
30
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
13

Defending

Tackles won
13
Tackles won %
48.1%
Duels won
75
Duels won %
48.4%
Aerial duels won
12
Aerial duels won %
26.7%
Interceptions
22
Blocked
3
Fouls committed
6
Recoveries
91
Possession won final 3rd
4
Dribbled past
16

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches80%Shot attempts19%Goals0%
Chances created6%Aerial duels won51%Defensive actions44%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

SunderlandAug 2021 - now
28
1
Leeds UnitedJan 2020 - Aug 2021
1
0

Youth career

Sunderland AcademyOct 2022 - Jun 2024
7
0
Leeds United AcademyNov 2020 - Aug 2021
1
0
Leeds United U23Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
17
2
Leeds United FC Under 18 AcademyJul 2018 - Jun 2019
1
0

National team

WalesNov 2023 - Mar 2024
Wales U21Aug 2019 - Oct 2021
2
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Leeds United U23

England
1
Premier League 2 Division Two(20/21)

Leeds United

England
1
Championship(19/20)