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Full nameSam Alan Stubbs
PositionFull-back
NationalityEngland
Age27
Date of birth20 Nov 1998
BirthplaceLiverpool
Height183 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubShrewsbury
Full-back
29
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
2504
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Shrewsbury.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Two292225046.89
FA Cup2001726.45
EFL Trophy200906.3

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

S. Stubbs is a 27-year-old full-back at Shrewsbury, rated 25.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 266th of 478 on scout potential in the League Two. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.06 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stubbs.

Judged on this season alone, Stubbs graded 22 — a strong campaign that ranks top 28% of the 83 full-backs in the League Two, on 8 clean sheets and 3.055 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 66 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 54th of 83 of the 83 full-backs in the League Two. At 27 Stubbs is in his prime years, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Streaky5 clubs
Current potential54th of 83 full-backs · League TwoCurrent seasonTop 28% full-backs · League Two23rd-best full-back in the League Two266th in the League Two · potential54th-highest potential full-back in the League Two
25.2
Ratingi
54th of 83 full-backs
22.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
60.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.06
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

3.06
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
36
Interceptions
8
Clean sheets

3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 60.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.2, Stubbs carries the 54th-highest potential of the full-backs in the League Two of 83, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Shrewsbury finished 19th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.