Following his move to Southampton, Bazunu's current-season form is up 67% on last season (Season 9→15), while his Rating climbed 50→66. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Southampton · 4th	25	7	28%	6.78	66	15
2025/26	Stoke CityLoan	6	0	0%	6.62	—	—
2024/25	Standard LiegeLoan · 3rd	8	3	38%	6.8	50	9
2023/24	Southampton · 4th	41	12	29%	6.85	76	26
2022/23	Southampton · 20th	32	3	9%	6.57	85	3
2021/22	Portsmouth · 10th	44	17	39%	6.95	55	43

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U21	3	0
Republic of Ireland U17	2	0
Rep. Of Ireland	22	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

G. Bazunu is a 24-year-old goalkeeper at Southampton, rated 65.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 22nd of 171 on scout potential in the Championship. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (52.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bazunu.

Judged on this season alone, Bazunu graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 31 of the 31 goalkeepers in the Championship, on 7 clean sheets across 25 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 66, top 10% of the 31 goalkeepers in the Championship. At 24 Bazunu is in his prime years, and a market index of 30.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potentialTop 10% goalkeepers · Championship Current season17th of 31 goalkeepers · Championship 17th-best goalkeeper in the Championship 22nd in the Championship · potential 3rd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Championship

65.8

Ratingi

3rd of 31 goalkeepers

15.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

52.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

28%

CS rate

52.2%

Minutes

7 clean sheets in 25 appearances (28% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 24) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

Game time. Only 52.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 65.8, Bazunu carries the 3rd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Championship (top 10%). A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %52.2%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.04

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~30), then tapers with age. At 24, Bazunu sits on 30.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bazunu's projected Rating — 65.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€14M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Southampton(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Stoke City(on loan)Jan 2026 – May 2026

Southampton(back from loan)Apr 2025 – Jan 2026

Standard Liege(on loan)Feb 2025 – Apr 2025

SouthamptonJul 2022 – Feb 2025€ 14M

Manchester Cityuntil Jul 2022

About G. Bazunu

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu is a 24-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Southampton, born on February 20, 2002 in Dublin, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Southampton currently sit 24th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, G. Bazunu has made 25 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,257 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

G. Bazunu's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Southampton face Millwall at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Bazunu at 65.8 with a Season form score of 15.1, ranking 22nd of 171 goalkeepers in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the U18 Premier League Cup and the Community Shield. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, G. Bazunu has totalled 218 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 44 appearances for Portsmouth.

G. Bazunu's career has also included time at Stoke City, Standard Liege and Manchester City.

On the international stage, G. Bazunu has represented Republic of Ireland U21, Republic of Ireland U17, Rep. Of Ireland — 27 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Southampton finished 4th of 24 · an upper-table side

Watch points