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William Smallbone

Southampton
icInjury
Hamstring injury (Oct 22)Expected return: Late November 2024
173 cm
Height
8
Shirt
24 years
Feb 21, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€5.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches46%Shot attempts65%Goals74%
Chances created67%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions10%

Premier League 2024/2025

0
Goals
0
Assists
3
Started
4
Matches
241
Minutes played
6.20
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Oct 19

Leicester City
2-3
22
0
0
0
0
6.0

Sep 10

Greece
0-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.1

Sep 7

England
0-2
75
0
0
0
0
6.0

Aug 31

Brentford
3-1
45
0
0
0
0
6.4

Aug 24

Nottingham Forest
0-1
84
0
0
0
0
5.8

Aug 17

Newcastle United
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

Jun 11

Portugal
3-0
83
0
0
0
0
6.5

Jun 4

Hungary
2-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.9

May 26

Leeds United
0-1
90
0
1
0
0
7.7

May 17

West Bromwich Albion
3-1
89
1
0
0
0
8.5
Southampton

Oct 19

Premier League
Leicester City
2-3
22’
6.0
Ireland

Sep 10

UEFA Nations League B Grp. 2
Greece
0-2
90’
6.1

Sep 7

UEFA Nations League B Grp. 2
England
0-2
75’
6.0
Southampton

Aug 31

Premier League
Brentford
3-1
45’
6.4

Aug 24

Premier League
Nottingham Forest
0-1
84’
5.8
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 0%
  • 4Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.31xG
1 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationFree kickResultBlocked
0.04xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 241

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.31
Non-penalty xG
0.31
Shots
4

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.54
Successful passes
86
Pass accuracy
82.7%
Accurate long balls
1
Long ball accuracy
33.3%
Chances created
3
Successful crosses
2
Cross accuracy
10.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
1
Dribble success
100.0%
Touches
160
Touches in opposition box
11
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
1

Defending

Tackles won
3
Tackles won %
42.9%
Duels won
10
Duels won %
52.6%
Aerial duels won
1
Aerial duels won %
50.0%
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
4
Recoveries
7
Dribbled past
2

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches46%Shot attempts65%Goals74%
Chances created67%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions10%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Southampton (back from loan)Jul 2023 - now
54
7
Stoke City (on loan)Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
46
3
SouthamptonJul 2019 - Jul 2022
20
1

Youth career

Southampton FC Under 21Jul 2017 - Jul 2022
7
0
Southampton U23Sep 2016 - Jul 2022
44
8
Southampton U18Jul 2016 - Jul 2018
52
6

National team

IrelandNov 2022 - Oct 2024
11
0
Ireland U21Oct 2020 - Aug 2023
8
3
Ireland U19Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
3
2
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