Samuel Gallagher

Gallagher's current-season form is up 86% on last season (Season 7→13), while his Rating climbed 24→27. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Stoke City · 6th	6	2	1	6.83	29	13
2025/26	Stoke City · 17th	19	2	0	6.79	24	7
2024/25	Stoke City · 18th	23	3	2	6.81	42	13
2023/24	Blackburn · 19th	24	3	3	6.76	50	17
2022/23	Blackburn · 7th	34	8	2	6.76	61	29

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	2	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

S. Gallagher is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Stoke City, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.82 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gallagher.

On the season, Gallagher graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 6 appearances (0.818 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 31 Gallagher is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

27.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.82

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.33

Goals / app

2 goals in 6 appearances (0.33 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.82 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.82 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %15.9%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900.545

Assists / 900.273

Goal contribution / 900.818

Defensive actions / 903.818

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %66.7

Dribble success %14.3

Cards / 900.545

Foul involvement / 903.818

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 31, Gallagher sits on 5.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Gallagher's projected Rating — 27.1 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

Goals2

Shots on target4

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created3

Passes40

Possession

Successful dribbles1

Dribble success14.3%

Duels won27

Duels won %44.3%

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions3

Blocks3

Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Stoke CityJul 2024 – now

BlackburnJul 2019 – Jul 2024

Southampton(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2019

Birmingham(on loan)until Jul 2018

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2018

Southamptonuntil Jul 2015

About S. Gallagher

Samuel James Gallagher is a 31-year-old centre-forward who plays for Stoke City, born on September 15, 1995 in Crediton, standing 194 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, S. Gallagher has made 6 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 330 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Gallagher at 27.1 with a Season form score of 13.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, S. Gallagher has totalled 334 club appearances with 61 goals and 17 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 43 appearances for Blackburn.

S. Gallagher's career has also included time at Blackburn, Southampton, Birmingham and Milton Keynes Dons.

On the international stage, S. Gallagher has represented England U19 — 2 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points