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Full nameSam Alan Stubbs
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth20 Nov 1998
BirthplaceLiverpool
Height183 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubShrewsbury
Centre-back
8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
637
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shrewsbury.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100736.3

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

S. Stubbs is a 27-year-old central defender at Shrewsbury, rated 23.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 155th of 254 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stubbs.

Judged on this season alone, Stubbs graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 48th of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two, on 2 clean sheets and 3.673 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 32nd of 55 of the 55 centre-backs in the League Two. At 27 Stubbs is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2024/25Streaky5 clubs
23.6
Ratingi
32nd of 55 centre-backs
12.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.8%
Minutes
limited game time
3.67
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 8th of 24 · an upper-table side

8
Apps
3.67
Def. / 90
5
Tackles
14
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (8th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.6, Stubbs carries the 32nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League Two of 55 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.67 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 League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target4
Shots10

Passing

Assists0
Chances created5
Passes231
Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success100%
Duels won62
Duels won %65.3%
Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles5
Interceptions14
Blocks7
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.