Imari-Narain Samuels

Samuels's current-season form is level with last season (Season 18→18), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Dundee · 6th	1	1	7	45	18
2025/26	Dundee · 9th	33	1	6.54	45	18
2024/25	Dundee · 11th	3	0	6.47	37	0
2024/25	Brighton	1	0	6.7	—	—
2023/24	Fleetwood TownLoan · 22nd	4	0	6.4	38	0
2023/24	Brighton	3	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U20	3	0

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

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

I. Samuels is a 23-year-old full-back at Dundee, rated 44.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (61.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Samuels.

On the season, Samuels graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.254 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 23 Samuels is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.

44.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

17.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

61.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.25

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Dundee finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.25

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 61.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 44.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 %61.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.043

Goal contribution / 900.043

Defensive actions / 903.254

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.043

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 23, Samuels sits on 10, at or near its peak. The blue line is Samuels's projected Rating — 44.7 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 full-backs in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles32

Interceptions41

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

DundeeJan 2025 – now

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Fleetwood Town(on loan)Feb 2024 – Jul 2024

Brightonuntil Feb 2024

About I. Samuels

Imari-Narain Che Hines-Samuels is a 23-year-old full-back who plays for Dundee, born on February 5, 2003 in Hammersmith, standing 187 cm tall. He is from England. Dundee currently sit 6th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, I. Samuels has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 87 minutes, averaging a 6.38 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

September 6, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Heart Of Midlothian (87 minutes, 1 assist, 6.38 rating)

I. Samuels's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Dundee face Motherwell at home in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Samuels at 44.7 with a Season form score of 17.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, I. Samuels has totalled 99 club appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 33 appearances for Dundee.

I. Samuels's career has also included time at Brighton and Fleetwood Town.

On the international stage, I. Samuels has represented England U20 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.