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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hull City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 16 of Hull City's ~49 games this season through 16 injury absences (hamstring, international duty, injured). He still appeared 24 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 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1848 | 6.87 |
Scout report
S. Ajayi is a 32-year-old central defender at Hull City, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 447th of 495 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (41.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ajayi.
Judged on this season alone, Ajayi graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.555 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 78th of 89 of the 89 centre-backs in the Championship. At 32 Ajayi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ajayi missed 16 games through injury (hamstring, international duty, injured) out of roughly 49 this season. The 24 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.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side
3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 41.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 25.7, Ajayi carries the 78th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Championship of 89. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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