Skip to content
Andrew Surman

Andrew Surman

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipEngland South Africa
Height1.78 m
Footleft
BornAugust 20, 1986
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 20/21 6.1 Solid
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.08
goals / match
AFC Bournemouth
top club · 226 apps

Position rank · 20/21

#996
goals rank
#631
assists rank
41
season goals
42
season assists

Among 2,242 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2012
€1.68m
top transfer fee · 10/11
8
best season · 05/06
4 / 1
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Kemy Agustien
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired
Mateusz Kolodziejski
Attack - Centre-Forward · BV Garrel
Ajsel Kujovic
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Massimiliano Carlini
Attack - Right Winger · Valmontone 1921

Shares 1986-08-20 · 5 players total

499Appearances
41Goals
42Assists
37Yellow cards
0Red cards
95Full matches (90′)
Full nameAndrew Surman
Name in home countryAndrew Ronald Edward Surman
Date of birth1986-08-20 (39 yrs)
Place of birthJohannesburg, Gauteng, England
CitizenshipEngland South Africa
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-31
Contract expires—
OutfitterNike
Jul 2021
Transfer: MK Dons → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Nov 2020
Transfer: Career break → MK Dons
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2020
Transfer: Bournemouth → Career break
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2020
20/21 — Milton Keynes Dons
34 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — AFC Bournemouth
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — AFC Bournemouth
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — AFC Bournemouth
28 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — AFC Bournemouth
23 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — AFC Bournemouth
38 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2014
Transfer: Norwich → Bournemouth
14/15 · Transfer · €630k
Jul 2014
14/15 — AFC Bournemouth, Norwich City
43 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
May 2014
Transfer: Bournemouth → Norwich
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
Transfer: Norwich → Bournemouth
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — AFC Bournemouth
39 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2013
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Norwich City
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Norwich City, Norwich City Reserves
31 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Norwich City
22 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Wolves → Norwich
10/11 · Transfer · €1.68m
Sep 2009
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Southampton → Wolves
09/10 · Transfer · €1.40m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Southampton FC
48 matches · 7 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Southampton FC
44 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Southampton FC
42 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Bournemouth → Southampton
05/06 · Return from loan
Aug 2005
Transfer: Southampton → Bournemouth
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Southampton FC, AFC Bournemouth
40 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
May 2005
Transfer: Walsall → Southampton
04/05 · Return from loan
Feb 2005
Transfer: Southampton → Walsall
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Walsall FC
14 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Southampton U18 → Southampton
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1546 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 20/21. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.18/90
51
Assists3 total · 0.27/90
71
G+A5 total · 0.45/90
61
Yellow cards1 total · 0.09/90
92
8,512 min
Minutes played by club
Milton Keynes Dons 11.8%
AFC Bournemouth 29.0%
Norwich City 12.6%
Norwich City Reserves 0.0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.0%
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 0.0%
Southampton FC 41.3%
Walsall FC 5.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Milton Keynes Dons 1 20/21 20/21 34 2 3 1,008
AFC Bournemouth 8 05/06 19/20 226 11 20 2,471
Norwich City 4 10/11 14/15 58 8 6 1,073
Norwich City Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 4 0 1 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 09/10 09/10 9 0 1 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 1 09/10 09/10 8 0 0 0
Southampton FC 4 05/06 08/09 146 18 11 3,518
Walsall FC 1 04/05 04/05 14 2 0 442

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€625K6€1.3M9€1.9M12€2.5M04/05 — 2 goals (Walsall FC)204/0505/06 — 8 goals (Southampton FC)05/06 — 2 assists1005/0606/07 — 5 goals (Southampton FC)06/07 — 2 assists706/0707/08 — 4 goals (Southampton FC)07/08 — 4 assists807/0808/09 — 7 goals (Southampton FC)08/09 — 5 assists1208/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/11 — 3 goals (Norwich City)10/11 — 4 assists710/1111/12 — 5 goals (Norwich City)11/12 — 2 assists711/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 3 assists313/1414/15 — 3 goals (AFC Bournemouth)14/15 — 4 assists714/1515/16 — 3 assists315/1616/17 — 2 assists216/1717/18 — 2 goals (AFC Bournemouth)17/18 — 5 assists717/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/2020/21 — 2 goals (Milton Keynes Dons)20/21 — 3 assists520/2105/06 — €75K07/08 — €1M09/10 — €1.5M11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €2.5M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €900K15/16 — €1M16/17 — €2M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €1.6MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 2204/0505/06: 8805/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 7708/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/21

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 EFL Trophy Milton Keynes Dons 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Milton Keynes Dons 31 2 2 1 0 1,008
19/20 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 18 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 25 2 5 2 0 926
16/17 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 22 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 38 0 3 4 0 0
14/15 Championship AFC Bournemouth 41 3 4 4 0 1,199
14/15 Championship Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship AFC Bournemouth 35 0 3 2 0 0
13/14 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Norwich City 2 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Norwich City 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Norwich City 1 1 1 0 0 90
11/12 League Cup Norwich City 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Norwich City 25 4 0 1 0 479
11/12 Reserve League Norwich City Reserves 4 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Norwich City 22 3 4 1 0 504
10/11 League Cup Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Reserve League South Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 8 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Championship Southampton FC 44 7 5 6 0 560
08/09 FA Cup Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Southampton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Southampton FC 40 2 4 2 0 1,512
07/08 FA Cup Southampton FC 3 2 0 0 0 135
07/08 League Cup Southampton FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Championship Southampton FC 37 4 2 2 0 596
06/07 Championship Play-Offs Southampton FC 2 1 0 1 0 210
06/07 League Cup Southampton FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Southampton FC 12 2 0 1 0 505
05/06 EFL Trophy AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup AFC Bournemouth 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup AFC Bournemouth 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League One AFC Bournemouth 24 6 2 2 0 346
04/05 League One Walsall FC 14 2 0 1 0 442
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Southampton U18 Southampton Transfer 0 —
04/05 2005-02-01 Southampton Walsall Loan 0 —
04/05 2005-05-01 Walsall Southampton Return from loan 75000 —
05/06 2005-08-01 Southampton Bournemouth Loan 75000 —
05/06 2006-01-01 Bournemouth Southampton Return from loan 75000 —
09/10 2009-07-01 Southampton Wolves Transfer 1250000 €1.40m
10/11 2010-07-01 Wolves Norwich Transfer 1500000 €1.68m
13/14 2013-07-31 Norwich Bournemouth Loan 1000000 —
13/14 2014-05-31 Bournemouth Norwich Return from loan 900000 —
14/15 2014-09-01 Norwich Bournemouth Transfer 900000 €630k
20/21 2020-08-01 Bournemouth Career break Transfer 1600000 —
20/21 2020-11-17 Career break MK Dons Transfer 1000000 —
21/22 2021-07-31 MK Dons Retired Transfer 1000000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Knee injury 2009-09-19 2009-09-27 9 3
12/13 Knee injury 2012-12-10 2013-01-24 46 9
12/13 Knee injury 2013-02-19 2013-05-31 102 14
16/17 Hamstring injury 2016-10-29 2016-12-25 58 8
16/17 Knee injury 2017-04-01 2017-05-20 50 8
18/19 Calf injury 2019-03-10 2019-05-31 83 8
19/20 Knee injury 2019-10-27 2019-12-06 41 5
19/20 Calf injury 2019-12-15 2019-12-20 6 0
19/20 Knock 2020-07-02 2020-07-03 2 0
Current—
Peak€2.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
—€625k€1.25m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #9565 — 4 1 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Steve Cook 1 2 0
Adam Smith 1 1 0
Harry Arter 2 2 0
Ryan Fraser 1 2 0
Matt Ritchie 2 3 0
Callum Wilson 1 3 0
Joshua King 1 2 0
Brett Pitman 2 0 0
David McGoldrick 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
08/09 Championship Southampton FC 7 44
05/06 League One AFC Bournemouth 6 24
06/07 Championship Southampton FC 4 37

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
08/09 Championship Southampton FC 5 44
17/18 Premier League AFC Bournemouth 5 25
07/08 Championship Southampton FC 4 40

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-05-31 Bournemouth Norwich Return from loan — €900k
13/14 2013-07-31 Norwich Bournemouth Loan — €1.00m
05/06 2006-01-01 Bournemouth Southampton Return from loan — €75k
05/06 2005-08-01 Southampton Bournemouth Loan — €75k
04/05 2005-05-01 Walsall Southampton Return from loan — €75k
04/05 2005-02-01 Southampton Walsall Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Andrew Surman's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Oldham Athletic 46 17 9 20 76 63 +13 37%
Huddersfield Town 44 10 16 18 69 76 -7 23%
Colchester United 44 16 13 15 58 49 +9 36%
Sheffield Wednesday 43 11 15 17 52 69 -17 26%
Brentford FC 41 13 10 18 43 47 -4 32%
Swindon Town 38 19 7 12 68 52 +16 50%
Hartlepool United 38 14 14 10 56 48 +8 37%
Tranmere Rovers 38 15 8 15 45 44 +1 39%
Barnsley FC 36 16 12 8 64 42 +22 44%
Peterborough United 36 14 9 13 55 48 +7 39%
Charlton Athletic 36 10 11 15 35 43 -8 28%
Doncaster Rovers 36 15 9 12 54 42 +12 42%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 34 1,008 1 0 0 0.09
19/20 9 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 20 0 3 0 0 0
17/18 28 926 2 0 0 0.19
16/17 23 0 2 1 0 0
15/16 38 0 4 0 0 0
14/15 43 1,199 4 0 0 0.3
13/14 39 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 31 569 1 0 0 0.16
10/11 22 504 1 0 0 0.18
09/10 17 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 48 560 6 0 0 0.96
07/08 44 1,647 2 0 0 0.11
06/07 42 806 3 0 0 0.33
05/06 40 851 3 0 0 0.32
04/05 14 442 1 0 0 0.2

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
232 apps
21 G
22 A
League One
69 apps
10 G
4 A
Premier League
144 apps
6 G
10 A
FA Cup
17 apps
3 G
3 A
Championship Play-Offs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
3 apps
0 G
1 A
League Cup
20 apps
0 G
1 A
Reserve League
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Reserve League South
8 apps
0 G
0 A

More on Andrew Surman

Explore this player's career through different angles.

📈 Career arc chart Goals, assists & market value over time. 🔍 Similar players Same position, age & value bracket. 🎂 Born on the same day Other footballers sharing this birthday. ⚖️ Compare with another player Side-by-side career stats.

Similar players

Same position, similar age, sorted by market value.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan
37y · Inter Milan
€4.00m
Luka Modrić
40y · AC Milan
€4.00m
Miralem Pjanić
36y · Without Club
€2.00m
Dani Parejo
37y · Villarreal CF
€1.50m
James Milner
40y · Brighton & Hove Albion
€1.00m
Dani García
36y · Olympiacos Piraeus
€900k
Compare Andrew Surman with another player →

Frequently asked about Andrew Surman

Who is Andrew Surman?

Andrew Surman is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Andrew Surman?

Andrew Surman is 39 years old. He was born on August 20, 1986 in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

What position does Andrew Surman play?

Andrew Surman plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Andrew Surman play for?

Andrew Surman currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Andrew Surman scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Andrew Surman has scored 41 goals in 499 appearances.