Stoke City
George Hirst

George Hirst

Forward · Stoke City · 27 · Scotland

Season score
39.3
Championship 26/27, 10 matches
Last 5 weeks
39.0
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€8.0M
−€2.0M (−20%) since 28 May 2026
Transfermarkt, 28 Sep 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
15 Feb 1999
Height
191 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
30 Jun 2029
Wikipedia views
3,355 4 weeks

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

26 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 41.7 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

Form bars show the weekly score: no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 202626842.044.943.0
6–12 Oct 202612128.544.926.4
15–21 Sep 202612635.844.934.4
8–14 Sep 202628439.244.944.1
1–7 Sep 2026211641.444.737.3
25–31 Aug 2026210133.745.333.7
18–24 Aug 202616239.545.840.5
28 Apr – 4 May 202628547.645.447.2
21–27 Apr 202622729.045.137.6
14–20 Apr 202629933.845.835.3
7–13 Apr 202616150.345.441.1
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202617533.046.232.1
17–23 Mar 202611844.046.043.4
10–16 Mar 202628742.546.635.4
3–9 Mar 202629934.846.835.7
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202623783.845.862.6
17–23 Feb 202611442.145.047.9
3–9 Feb 202611430.944.929.1
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202614535.845.150.5
20–26 Jan 202627531.945.533.8
13–19 Jan 202616828.746.626.8
16–22 Dec 20251944.646.555.3
9–15 Dec 202519038.047.137.5
2–8 Dec 202512234.347.232.8
25 Nov – 1 Dec 2025213836.448.038.6
18–24 Nov 202512535.248.736.1
11–17 Nov 20251265.248.663.3
4–10 Nov 2025213541.449.243.4
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202517372.547.859.3
21–27 Oct 2025210439.548.539.0
14–20 Oct 202516764.547.477.5
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202529135.948.239.4
23–29 Sep 202517352.247.952.5
9–15 Sep 202517147.647.935.7
2–8 Sep 202511348.047.848.3
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202516831.548.834.1
19–25 Aug 202519042.149.448.1
12–18 Aug 202519045.249.849.3
5–11 Aug 202519054.449.253.9

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −5.6 a week below expectation.

20.040.060.080.05 Aug9 Sep21 Oct9 Dec10 Mar28 Apr8 SepExpected 44.9Score 42.0
Transfermarkt €8.0M −€2.0M (−20%) since 28 May 2026 28 Sep 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €8.8M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €4.8M–€8.3M −29% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −17% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Marlon at 28 (€5.5M, scoring 39.3) −27%; Aurélio Buta at 28 (€5.0M, scoring 39.4) −70%; Boulaye Dia at 27 (€13.0M, scoring 44.3) +15%.
0€2.5M€5.0M€7.5M€10M20192020202120222023202420252026€8.0M€8.8M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€8.8M
28 Sep 2026Transfermarkt€8.0M
28 May 2026Transfermarkt€10.0M
3 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€8.0M
6 Oct 2025Transfermarkt€6.0M
30 May 2025Transfermarkt€4.0M
16 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
24 May 2024Transfermarkt€4.0M
21 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€3.2M
27 Oct 2023Transfermarkt€1.8M
20 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€800k
5 Apr 2023Transfermarkt€800k
27 Oct 2022Transfermarkt€800k
14 Sep 2022Transfermarkt€800k
10 Mar 2021Transfermarkt€800k
15 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€800k
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€450k
10 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€500k
18 Jan 2019Transfermarkt€500k
14 Sep 2018Transfermarkt€400k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

DateMoveFee
20 Aug 2026Ipswich Stoke City€7.0M
13 Jul 2023Leicester Ipswich€1.8M
8 Jan 2023Leicester IpswichLoan
7 Jan 2023Blackburn LeicesterBack from loan
31 Aug 2022Leicester BlackburnLoan
31 May 2022Portsmouth LeicesterBack from loan
3 Aug 2021Leicester PortsmouthLoan

What the score is made of

Championship 26/27: each part per 90 minutes against the average forward in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.36
  • Creating −0.62
  • Progressing −0.68
  • Keeping the ball −1.16
  • Defending −0.39
  • Aerial +0.04
  • Finishing −0.16

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

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Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of George Hirst.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Championship 26/27ChampionshipStoke City1045139.339.0
EFL Cup 26/27EFL CupStoke City12723.326.6
World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026World Cup Qualification UEFAScotland21550.350.3
Championship 25/26ChampionshipIpswich Town412,04042.642.6
Premier League 24/25Premier LeagueIpswich Town2667350.649.4

Latest matches

54 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Championshipat Derby CountyW 1–045000.070.0741.4
13 Oct 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughL 2–323010.070.0043.3
10 Oct 2026Championshipat Bolton WanderersW 2–12100–0.0028.5
19 Sep 2026ChampionshipSheffield UnitedW 2–12600–0.1435.8
12 Sep 2026Championshipat WatfordW 2–125000.350.0045.3
8 Sep 2026Championshipat Cardiff CityD 1–159000.200.0136.7
5 Sep 2026ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 4–057100.590.0048.3
1 Sep 2026ChampionshipNorwich CityW 1–05900–0.0034.8
29 Aug 2026Championshipat WolverhamptonL 1–47400–0.0037.5
25 Aug 2026EFL CupHull CityD 1–12700––23.3
All 54 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
17 Oct 2026Championshipat Derby CountyW 1–045000.070.0741.4
13 Oct 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughL 2–323010.070.0043.3
10 Oct 2026Championshipat Bolton WanderersW 2–12100–0.0028.5
19 Sep 2026ChampionshipSheffield UnitedW 2–12600–0.1435.8
12 Sep 2026Championshipat WatfordW 2–125000.350.0045.3
8 Sep 2026Championshipat Cardiff CityD 1–159000.200.0136.7
5 Sep 2026ChampionshipCharlton AthleticW 4–057100.590.0048.3
1 Sep 2026ChampionshipNorwich CityW 1–05900–0.0034.8
29 Aug 2026Championshipat WolverhamptonL 1–47400–0.0037.5
25 Aug 2026EFL CupHull CityD 1–12700––23.3
22 Aug 2026Championshipat SouthamptonL 1–362000.140.0039.5
2 May 2026ChampionshipQueens Park RangersW 3–070110.990.1647.4
28 Apr 2026Championshipat SouthamptonD 2–21500–0.0448.4
25 Apr 2026Championshipat West Bromwich AlbionD 0–015000.320.0037.6
22 Apr 2026Championshipat Charlton AthleticW 2–11200–0.0018.2
19 Apr 2026ChampionshipMiddlesbroughD 2–2900–0.0013.0
14 Apr 2026Championshipat PortsmouthL 0–290000.340.0435.9
11 Apr 2026Championshipat Norwich CityW 2–061100.380.0050.3
6 Apr 2026ChampionshipBirmingham CityW 2–175010.060.4133.0
21 Mar 2026ChampionshipMillwallD 1–11800–0.0144.0
14 Mar 2026Championshipat Sheffield WednesdayW 2–066000.050.0032.9
10 Mar 2026Championshipat Stoke CityD 3–321100.340.0072.9
7 Mar 2026ChampionshipLeicester CityD 1–12100–0.0026.9
3 Mar 2026ChampionshipHull CityW 1–078000.270.0336.9
28 Feb 2026ChampionshipSwansea CityW 3–021100.480.0071.6
24 Feb 2026Championshipat WatfordW 2–016100.520.0099.9
21 Feb 2026Championshipat WrexhamL 3–514000.100.0142.1
7 Feb 2026Championshipat Derby CountyW 2–11400–0.0030.9
31 Jan 2026ChampionshipPreston North EndD 1–145000.800.0035.8
24 Jan 2026Championshipat Sheffield UnitedL 1–357000.300.0336.6
20 Jan 2026ChampionshipBristol CityW 2–01800–0.0017.2
17 Jan 2026ChampionshipBlackburn RoversW 3–068000.010.0228.7
20 Dec 2025ChampionshipSheffield WednesdayW 3–19000.11–44.6
13 Dec 2025Championshipat Leicester CityL 1–390000.070.0038.0
2 Dec 2025Championshipat Blackburn RoversD 1–12200–0.0034.3
28 Nov 2025Championshipat Oxford UnitedL 1–271000.540.0139.4
25 Nov 2025Championshipat Hull CityW 2–06700–0.0033.2
22 Nov 2025ChampionshipWrexhamD 0–025000.070.0135.2
15 Nov 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat GreeceL 2–3200––65.2
8 Nov 2025Championshipat Swansea CityW 4–171000.180.0142.9
4 Nov 2025ChampionshipWatfordD 1–164000.240.0139.8
1 Nov 2025Championshipat Queens Park RangersW 4–173200.760.0172.5
25 Oct 2025ChampionshipWest Bromwich AlbionW 1–07600–0.0137.3
21 Oct 2025ChampionshipCharlton AthleticL 0–328000.070.0945.4
17 Oct 2025Championshipat MiddlesbroughL 1–267000.870.6564.5
5 Oct 2025ChampionshipNorwich CityW 3–174000.390.0135.1
30 Sep 2025Championshipat Bristol CityD 1–117000.100.0039.2
27 Sep 2025ChampionshipPortsmouthW 2–173101.010.0152.2
12 Sep 2025ChampionshipSheffield UnitedW 5–071110.080.0047.6
5 Sep 2025World Cup Qualification UEFAat DenmarkD 0–01300––48.0
30 Aug 2025ChampionshipDerby CountyD 2–268000.330.0331.5
23 Aug 2025Championshipat Preston North EndL 0–190000.680.0242.1
17 Aug 2025ChampionshipSouthamptonD 1–190000.460.1845.2
8 Aug 2025Championshipat Birmingham CityD 1–190100.920.0154.4