Samuel Johnstone - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameSamuel Luke Johnstone

PositionGoalkeeper

NationalityEngland

Age33

Date of birth25 Mar 1993

BirthplacePreston

Height193 cm

Shirt number#31

ClubWolves

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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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12

Appearances

1

Clean sheets

8%

CS rate

share of apps kept clean

1080

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wolves.

Career

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Community Shield×2FA Cup×2

Johnstone's current-season form is level with last season (Season 2→1), while his Rating eased 30→21. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Wolves · 20th	12	1	8%	6.93	21	1
2024/25	Wolves · 16th	9	1	11%	—	30	2
2024/25	Crystal Palace	2	0	0%	—	—	—
2023/24	Crystal Palace · 10th	24	5	21%	6.85	45	14
2022/23	Crystal Palace · 11th	30	2	7%	6.98	44	5
2021/22	West Brom · 10th	36	15	42%	6.81	52	48

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England	4	0
England U20	3	0
England U19	10	0

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

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Johnstone is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Wolves, rated 20.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Johnstone.

On the season, Johnstone graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 1). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 33 Johnstone is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

20.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.6%

Minutes

limited game time

0.17

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Wolves finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

12

Apps

1

Clean sheets

8%

CS rate

31.6%

Minutes

1 clean sheet in 12 appearances (8% of games). Keeping that many behind a relegation-threatened side (20th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 90/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.6 overall — below regular-starter level. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.167

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 33, Johnstone sits on 8.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Johnstone's projected Rating — 20.6 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 goalkeepers in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€19.2M total transfer fees · 14 moves

WolvesAug 2024 – now€ 11.9M

Crystal PalaceJul 2022 – Aug 2024Free

West BromJul 2018 – Jul 2022€ 7.3M

Aston Villa(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2018

Manchester United(back from loan)Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

Preston(on loan)Dec 2015 – Jan 2016

Preston(on loan)Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

Manchester United(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Jan 2015

Doncaster(on loan)Oct 2014 – Jul 2014

Manchester United(back from loan)Nov 2013 – Oct 2014

YYeovil Town(on loan)until Nov 2013

Doncaster(on loan)Jan 2014 – Nov 2013

Walsall(on loan)Mar 2013 – Jan 2014

SScunthorpe(on loan)Sept 2011 – Mar 2013

Oldham(on loan)Jul 2011 – Sept 2011

Manchester Uniteduntil Jul 2011

Transfer history

About S. Johnstone

Samuel Luke Johnstone is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Wolves, born on March 25, 1993 in Preston, standing 193 cm tall. He is from England. Wolves currently sit 4th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, S. Johnstone has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,080 minutes.

S. Johnstone's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Wolves face Stoke City at home in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Johnstone at 20.6 with a Season form score of 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Community Shield and the FA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, S. Johnstone has totalled 402 club appearances with 0 goals and 3 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 48 appearances for Aston Villa.