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William Smallbone

Southampton
173 cm
Height
8
Shirt
25 years
Feb 21, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Ireland
Country
€5.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches26%Shot attempts25%Goals88%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won14%Defensive actions25%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
6
Started
15
Matches
640
Minutes played
6.36
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 3

Leicester City
2-0
33
0
0
0
0
6.0

Apr 26

Fulham
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 19

West Ham United
1-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Apr 12

Aston Villa
0-3
29
0
0
0
0
6.1

Apr 6

Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
26
0
0
0
0
6.5

Mar 8

Liverpool
3-1
71
1
0
0
0
7.3

Feb 25

Chelsea
4-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.6

Feb 22

Brighton & Hove Albion
0-4
18
0
0
0
0
6.1

Feb 15

AFC Bournemouth
1-3
56
0
0
1
0
6.9

Feb 8

Burnley
0-1
8
0
0
0
0
-
Southampton

May 3

Premier League
Leicester City
2-0
33’
6.0

Apr 26

Premier League
Fulham
1-2
Bench

Apr 19

Premier League
West Ham United
1-1
Bench

Apr 12

Premier League
Aston Villa
0-3
29’
6.1

Apr 6

Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
3-1
26’
6.5
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 17%
  • 6Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.43xG
3 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.08xG0.15xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 640

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.43
xG on target (xGOT)
0.15
Non-penalty xG
0.43
Shots
6
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.80
Successful passes
247
Pass accuracy
84.6%
Accurate long balls
10
Long ball accuracy
52.6%
Chances created
9
Successful crosses
6
Cross accuracy
17.6%

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Dribble success
66.7%
Touches
415
Touches in opposition box
15
Dispossessed
5
Fouls won
3

Defending

Penalties conceded
1
Tackles won
11
Tackles won %
61.1%
Duels won
29
Duels won %
46.0%
Aerial duels won
4
Aerial duels won %
66.7%
Interceptions
2
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
11
Recoveries
23
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
14

Discipline

Yellow cards
1
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches26%Shot attempts25%Goals88%
Chances created69%Aerial duels won14%Defensive actions25%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Southampton (back from loan)Jul 2023 - now
67
8
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 - Mar 2025
11
0
Ireland U21Oct 2020 - Aug 2023
8
3
Ireland U19Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
3
2
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