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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Ipswich.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of Ipswich's ~46 games this season through 4 injury absences (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 42 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2111 | 6.61 |
 Friendliesat Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 7.1 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.9 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5.5 |
Scout report
G. Hirst is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Ipswich, rated 57.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 493 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 strong campaign that ranks top 16% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 11 goals and 3 assists in 42 appearances (0.597 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 58, 35th of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 27 Hirst is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Hirst missed 4 games through injury (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 46 this season. The 42 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Hirst is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side
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 35th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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