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Full nameGeorge William Stanger
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNew Zealand
Age26
Date of birth15 Aug 2000
BirthplaceMelrose
Height190 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubKilmarnock
Centre-back
9
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
791
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Kilmarnock.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership100906.5

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

G. Stanger is a 26-year-old central defender at Kilmarnock, rated 42.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 52nd of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (79.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stanger.

Judged on this season alone, Stanger graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership, on 2 clean sheets and 3.869 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 32). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 14th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the Premiership. At 26 Stanger is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Stanger is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2026/27Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
42.7
Ratingi
14th of 27 centre-backs
31.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
79.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.87
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Kilmarnock finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Apps
3.87
Def. / 90
14
Tackles
11
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.7, Stanger carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premiership of 27 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes373
Pass accuracy83%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success100%
Duels won37
Duels won %60.7%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions11
Blocks9
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.