Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Birmingham.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Birmingham's ~46 games this season through 8 injury absences (international duty, yellow cards, injury). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1568 | 6.58 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6.3 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6.3 |
Scout report
B. Osayi-Samuel is a 28-year-old full-back at Birmingham, rated 45.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 344th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (45.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Osayi-Samuel.
Judged on this season alone, Osayi-Samuel graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 4 clean sheets and 2.583 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 46, 51st of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 28 Osayi-Samuel is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.6 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Osayi-Samuel missed 8 games through injury (international duty, yellow cards, injury) out of roughly 46 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Birmingham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side
2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 45.8% 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 45.5, Osayi-Samuel carries the 51st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
