George Hirst - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameGeorge David Eric Hirst

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age27

Date of birth15 Feb 1999

BirthplaceSheffield

Height191 cm

Shirt number#15

ClubStoke City

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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10

Appearances

1

Goals

1

Assists

451

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Stoke City.

Also this season

On loan at Ipswich — FA Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Stoke City; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Friendliesat Scotland	4	0	0	177	6.65

Career

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Tournoi Maurice Revello×2

Following his move to Stoke City, Hirst's current-season form is down 69% on last season (Season 35→11), while his Rating eased 58→49. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 6th	10	1	1	6.53	58	10
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.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

G. Hirst is a 27-year-old centre-forward at Stoke City, rated 49.4 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hirst.

On the season, Hirst graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 appearances (0.399 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49. At 27 Hirst is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

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

49.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

10.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.4

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Stoke City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

10

Apps

1

Goals

1

Assists

2

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

1 goal in 10 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.2 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 49.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 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 %21.8%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.2

Assists / 900.2

Goal contribution / 900.399

Defensive actions / 900.798

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %66

Cards / 900.2

Foul involvement / 902.594

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 27, Hirst sits on 22.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Hirst's projected Rating — 49.4 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

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots7

Passing

Assists1

Chances created1

Passes62

Pass accuracy66%

Possession

Duels won16

Duels won %30.8%

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions1

Blocks1

Fouls committed11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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

Transfer history

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 10 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 451 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Hirst at 49.4 with a Season form score of 10.6. 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 254 club appearances with 59 goals and 15 assists for 11 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 42 appearances for Ipswich.