Aaron Essel
St. Johnstone15
Shirt
19 years
Jul 30, 2005
Right
Preferred foot
GhanaCountry
€130K
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Right-back, Center-back
RB
CB
CM
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches74%Shot attempts31%Goals0%
Chances created23%Aerial duels won96%Defensive actions97%
Premiership 2024/2025
0
Goals1
Assists9
Started15
Matches835
Minutes played6.46
Rating5
Yellow cards0
Red cardsMatch stats
Dundee United
Hearts
St. Mirren
AberdeenSt. JohnstoneJan 25
Premiership
Motherwell
2-1
Bench
Jan 12
Premiership
Rangers
3-1
45’
6.0
Jan 5
Premiership
Dundee FC
1-3
62’
6.7
Jan 2
Premiership
Hibernian
1-1
Bench
Dec 29, 2024
Premiership
Celtic
4-0
45’
6.2
2024/2025Season shot map
Shot accuracy: 29%- 7Shots
- 0Goals
- 0.25xG
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultMiss
0.02xG-xGOT
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Season performanceMinutes played: 835
Shooting
Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.25
xG on target (xGOT)
0.49
Non-penalty xG
0.25
Shots
7
Shots on target
2
Passing
Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.83
Successful passes
290
Pass accuracy
78.8%
Accurate long balls
15
Long ball accuracy
46.9%
Chances created
6
Successful crosses
4
Cross accuracy
19.0%
Possession
Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
50.0%
Touches
591
Touches in opposition box
10
Dispossessed
10
Fouls won
17
Defending
Tackles won
13
Tackles won %
61.9%
Duels won
65
Duels won %
57.0%
Aerial duels won
24
Aerial duels won %
57.1%
Interceptions
13
Blocked
2
Fouls committed
15
Recoveries
32
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
5
Discipline
Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0
Player traits
Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches74%Shot attempts31%Goals0%
Chances created23%Aerial duels won96%Defensive actions97%
Career
Club
Season
Senior career | ||
|---|---|---|
 Saint Johnstone FC BJul 2024 - now 2 1 | ||
18 0 | ||
National team | ||
3 0 | ||
4 0 |
- Matches
- Goals