George Hirst
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Ipswich Town
at Ipswich Town
1,046 days · joined 2023-07-13
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€4.00m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.24
goals / match
Ipswich Town
top club · 87 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#190
goals rank
#143
assists rank
54
season goals
23
season assists
Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€5.00m
peak value · 2024
€1.75m
top transfer fee · 23/24
15
best season · 21/22
44 / 17
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1999-02-15 · 6 players total
228Appearances
54Goals
23Assists
19Yellow cards
0Red cards
28Full matches (90′)
| Full name | George Hirst |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | George David Eric Hirst |
| Date of birth | 1999-02-15 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, Scotland |
| Citizenship | Scotland England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Ipswich Town |
| Joined | 2023-07-13 |
| Contract expires | 2029-06-30 |
| Agent | Footwork |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Ipswich Town
6 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Ipswich Town
29 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Jul 2023
Transfer: Leicester → Ipswich
23/24 · Transfer · €1.75m
Jul 2023
23/24 — Ipswich Town
29 matches · 7 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: Ipswich → Leicester
22/23 · Return from loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Leicester → Ipswich
22/23 · Loan
Jan 2023
Transfer: Blackburn → Leicester
22/23 · Return from loan
Aug 2022
Transfer: Leicester → Blackburn
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers U21, Leicester City U21
37 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
May 2022
Transfer: Portsmouth → Leicester
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Leicester → Portsmouth
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
21/22 — Portsmouth FC
46 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: Rotherham → Leicester
20/21 · Return from loan
Sep 2020
Transfer: Leicester → Rotherham
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — Rotherham United, Leicester City U23
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: OH Leuven → Leicester
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Leicester City U23, Leicester City
22 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Oud-Heverlee Leuven
23 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Sheff Wed U21 → OH Leuven
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Sheff Wed U18 → Sheff Wed U21
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield Wednesday U18
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.88/90
Assists1 total · 0.44/90
G+A3 total · 1.32/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.44/90
Minutes played by club
Ipswich Town
42.4%
Blackburn Rovers
0.0%
Blackburn Rovers U21
0.0%
Leicester City U21
1.5%
Portsmouth FC
15.0%
Rotherham United
0.0%
Leicester City U23
15.4%
Leicester City
0.0%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
25.6%
Sheffield Wednesday
0.0%
Sheffield Wednesday U18
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 4 | 22/23 | 25/26 | 87 | 21 | 12 | 1,083 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers U21 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U21 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| Portsmouth FC | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 384 |
| Rotherham United | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U23 | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 393 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 654 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 205 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Ipswich Town | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 216 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 255 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 130 |
| 22/23 | League One | Ipswich Town | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 184 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Portsmouth FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Portsmouth FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Portsmouth FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Rotherham United | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 18/19 | Croky Cup | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | PL Relegation | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 18/19 | Proximus League | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 636 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Youth Cup | Sheffield Wednesday U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Sheff Wed U18 | Sheff Wed U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Sheff Wed U21 | OH Leuven | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-05 | OH Leuven | Leicester | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-16 | Leicester | Rotherham | Loan | 450000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Rotherham | Leicester | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-03 | Leicester | Portsmouth | Loan | 800000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Portsmouth | Leicester | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Leicester | Blackburn | Loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Blackburn | Leicester | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-08 | Leicester | Ipswich | Loan | 800000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Ipswich | Leicester | Return from loan | 800000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-13 | Leicester | Ipswich | Transfer | 800000 | €1.75m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Inner ligament stretch of the knee | 2018-09-17 | 2018-10-03 | 17 | 2 |
| 23/24 | Torn muscle fiber | 2023-12-27 | 2024-04-23 | 119 | 23 |
| 24/25 | Knee surgery | 2024-08-03 | 2024-09-01 | 30 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2024-11-10 | 2025-01-11 | 63 | 12 |
Current€4.00m
Peak€5.00m
Low€400k
Δ since start+€3.60m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31269 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23260 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22907 | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3380 | #18 | 4 | 1 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ihiekwe | 1 | 0 | 685 |
| Wes Harding | 1 | 0 | 590 |
| Gavin Bazunu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Václav Hladký | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Viktor Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Ogilvie | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronan Curtis | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Harness | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Raggett | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Massimo Luongo | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Broadhead | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Luke Woolfenden | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Burgess | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Conor Chaplin | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Morsy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 13 | 40 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 9 | 14 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 7 | 26 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Championship | Ipswich Town | 6 | 26 |
| 18/19 | Proximus League | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 5 | 20 |
| 21/22 | League One | Portsmouth FC | 3 | 40 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Ipswich | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-08 | Leicester | Ipswich | Loan | — | €800k |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-07 | Blackburn | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-31 | Leicester | Blackburn | Loan | — | €800k |
| 21/22 | 2022-05-31 | Portsmouth | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-03 | Leicester | Portsmouth | Loan | — | €800k |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Rotherham | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €800k |
| 20/21 | 2020-09-16 | Leicester | Rotherham | Loan | — | €450k |
Last 50 matches for Ipswich Town The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2024-08-28 | CGB |
AFC Wimbledon | 4–2 | Ipswich Town | INJURED Knee surgery |
| 2023-11-01 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2023-09-26 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Available |
| 2023-08-29 | CGB |
Reading FC | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-08-09 | CGB |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2023-05-07 | GB3 |
Fleetwood Town | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-29 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 6–0 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2023-04-25 | GB3 |
Barnsley FC | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-22 | GB3 |
Peterborough United | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Port Vale FC | Available |
| 2023-04-15 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 6–0 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2023-04-10 | GB3 |
Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-04-07 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Available |
| 2023-04-01 | GB3 |
Derby County | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-03-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Available |
| 2023-03-11 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-03-07 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Accrington Stanley | Available |
| 2023-03-04 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2023-02-25 | GB3 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-02-18 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2023-02-14 | GB3 |
Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-02-11 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Available |
| 2023-02-04 | GB3 |
Cambridge United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-01-24 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Morecambe FC | Available |
| 2023-01-21 | GB3 |
Oxford United | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2023-01-14 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2023-01-02 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-29 | GB3 |
Portsmouth FC | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-26 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Oxford United | Available |
| 2022-12-17 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-12-10 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2022-12-02 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Fleetwood Town | Available |
| 2022-11-19 | GB3 |
Exeter City | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-11-12 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Available |
| 2022-10-29 | GB3 |
Charlton Athletic | 4–4 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-25 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-21 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Derby County | Available |
| 2022-10-15 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Available |
| 2022-10-08 | GB3 |
Morecambe FC | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-10-04 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Available |
| 2022-10-01 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Portsmouth FC | Available |
| 2022-09-25 | GB3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-09-17 | GB3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-09-13 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2022-09-03 | GB3 |
Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-27 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2022-08-20 | GB3 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-16 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Available |
| 2022-08-13 | GB3 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Available |
Teams faced most often by George Hirst's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood Town | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 50% |
| Burton Albion | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 74% |
| Oxford United | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 26% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 63% |
| Lincoln City | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 56% |
| Peterborough United | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 41% |
| Accrington Stanley | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 53% |
| Sunderland AFC | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 25% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 50% |
| Bristol Rovers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 56% |
| Charlton Athletic | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 19% |
| AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 18/19 | First senior goal | |
| 24/25 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 6 | 205 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 24/25 | 29 | 309 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 23/24 | 29 | 255 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 |
| 22/23 | 37 | 352 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 21/22 | 46 | 384 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 20/21 | 33 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19/20 | 22 | 303 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 654 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
61 apps
19 G
5 A
Premier League 2
17 apps
11 G
2 A
Championship
72 apps
9 G
7 A
EFL Trophy
12 apps
6 G
1 A
Premier League
28 apps
3 G
1 A
FA Cup
6 apps
3 G
1 A
Proximus League
20 apps
2 G
5 A
PL Relegation
2 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Cup
8 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is George Hirst?
George Hirst is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Ipswich Town.
How old is George Hirst?
George Hirst is 27 years old. He was born on February 15, 1999 in Sheffield.
What position does George Hirst play?
George Hirst plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does George Hirst play for?
George Hirst currently plays for Ipswich Town.
How many career goals has George Hirst scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, George Hirst has scored 54 goals in 228 appearances.
What is George Hirst's market value?
George Hirst's most recent reported market value is €4.00m.