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Full nameAlfons Sampsted
PositionFull-back
NationalityIceland
Age28
Date of birth6 Apr 1998
BirthplaceKópavogur
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubGO Ahead Eagles
Full-back
12
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
877
Minutes

Domestic-league season · GO Ahead Eagles.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie12028776.72
Championshipat Birmingham6002176.57
KNVB Beker110747.2
League Cupat Birmingham100456.2
FA Cupat Birmingham1001

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Full-back

A. Sampsted is a 28-year-old full-back at GO Ahead Eagles, rated 43.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 228th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sampsted.

Judged on this season alone, Sampsted graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie, on 3 clean sheets and 4.413 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, 42nd of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the Eredivisie. At 28 Sampsted is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.9 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downStepped up 2025/264 clubs
Current potential42nd of 48 full-backs · Eredivisie · 12 appsCurrent season38th of 48 full-backs · Eredivisie · 12 apps38th-best full-back in the Eredivisie228th in the Eredivisie · potential42nd-highest potential full-back in the Eredivisie
43.2
Ratingi
42nd of 48 full-backs
17.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
29.5%
Minutes
limited game time
4.41
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · GO Ahead Eagles finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.41
Def. / 90
31
Tackles
8
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 12 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 29.5% 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 43.2, Sampsted carries the 42nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Eredivisie of 48 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.