George Hirst

Following his move to Stoke City, Hirst's current-season form is level with last season (Season 35→35), while his Rating held around 58. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 21st	1	0	0	6.5	58	35
2025/26	Ipswich · 2nd	42	11	3	6.61	58	35
2024/25	Ipswich · 19th	26	3	1	6.58	70	14
2023/24	Ipswich · 2nd	26	7	6	6.88	68	30
2022/23	IpswichLoan · 2nd	21	6	1	6.76	46	16
2022/23	BlackburnLoan · 7th	9	0	0	6.36	56	0

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

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U20	2	2
England U19	7	1
England U18	5	4
England U17	4	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

G. Hirst is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Ipswich, rated 57.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 61st of 171 on scout potential in the Championship. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (51% of available minutes). He brings 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirst.

Judged on this season alone, Hirst graded 35 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 16 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 11 goals and 3 assists in 42 appearances (0.597 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 35 → 35). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, 10th of 16 of the 16 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 27 Hirst is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Hirst is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/244 clubs

Current potential10th of 16 centre-forwards · Championship Current seasonTop 38% centre-forwards · Championship 6th-best centre-forward in the Championship 61st in the Championship · potential 10th-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship

57.6

Ratingi

10th of 16 centre-forwards

35.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

51%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.6

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.26

Goals / app

11 goals in 42 appearances (0.26 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (2nd of 24). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 14 goal contributions (0.33 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.6 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 57.6, Hirst carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 16. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.6 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %51%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.469

Assists / 900.128

Goal contribution / 900.597

Defensive actions / 900.512

Player flow

Goal involvements14

Cards / 900.213

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 (~27), then tapers with age. At 27, Hirst sits on 27.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hirst's projected Rating — 57.6 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 centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals11

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.8M total transfer fees · 9 moves

Stoke CityAug 2026 – now

IpswichJul 2023 – Aug 2026€ 1.8M

Ipswich(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Leicester(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

Blackburn(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jan 2023

Leicester(back from loan)Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

Portsmouth(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jun 2022

Rotherham(on loan)Sept 2020 – Aug 2021

Leicesteruntil Sept 2020

OH LeuvenJul 2018 – Sept 2020

Sheffield Wednesdayuntil Jul 2018

About G. Hirst

George David Eric Hirst is a 27-year-old centre-forward who plays for Stoke City, born on February 15, 1999 in Sheffield, standing 191 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, G. Hirst has made 42 appearances with 11 goals and 3 assists across 2,111 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Hirst at 57.6 with a Season form score of 35.3, ranking 61st of 171 centre-forwards in the Championship. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Tournoi Maurice Revello. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, G. Hirst has totalled 245 club appearances with 58 goals and 14 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 42 appearances for Ipswich.

G. Hirst's career has also included time at Ipswich, Leicester, Blackburn, Portsmouth, Rotherham, OH Leuven and Sheffield Wednesday.

On the international stage, G. Hirst has represented England U20, England U19, England U18, England U17 — 18 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.