Will Smallbone
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Millwall FC
at Millwall FC
265 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€6.00m
Rating · 24/25
4.9
Average
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Southampton FC
top club · 90 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#2227
goals rank
#2535
assists rank
25
season goals
24
season assists
Among 2,799 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€7.00m
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
7
best season · 23/24
28 / 5
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-02-21 · 6 players total
234Appearances
25Goals
24Assists
19Yellow cards
0Red cards
42Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Will Smallbone |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | William Anthony Patrick Smallbone |
| Date of birth | 2000-02-21 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Basingstoke, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland England |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Millwall FC |
| On loan from | ↩ Southampton FC parent contract: 2026-06-30 |
| Joined | 2025-09-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | CAA Base Ltd |
Jun 2026
Transfer: Millwall → Southampton
25/26 · Return from loan
Sep 2025
Transfer: Southampton → Millwall
25/26 · Loan
Aug 2025
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Sep 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Southampton FC
20 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Southampton FC
50 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
May 2023
Transfer: Stoke City → Southampton
22/23 · Return from loan
Jul 2022
Transfer: Southampton → Stoke City
22/23 · Loan
Jul 2022
22/23 — Stoke City
46 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Southampton FC, Southampton FC U23
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
49 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Southampton FC, Southampton FC U23
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2020
Transfer: Southampton U23 → Southampton
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Southampton FC U23, Southampton FC
15 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Southampton FC U23
27 matches · 6 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Southampton U18 → Southampton U23
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Southampton FC U23, Southampton FC U18
27 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Southampton FC U23, Southampton FC U18
32 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Southampton Aca → Southampton U18
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.13/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.13/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.13/90
Minutes played by club
Southampton FC
40.0%
Stoke City
28.4%
Southampton FC U23
23.4%
Southampton FC U18
8.2%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 5 | 19/20 | 24/25 | 90 | 9 | 6 | 1,526 |
| Stoke City | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1,082 |
| Southampton FC U23 | 6 | 16/17 | 21/22 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 891 |
| Southampton FC U18 | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 312 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 682 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Southampton FC | 43 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 503 |
| 23/24 | Championship Play-Offs | Southampton FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Stoke City | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1,082 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Stoke City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC U23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | PL2 Playoffs | Southampton FC U23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 375 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Youth Cup | Southampton FC U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Southampton FC U18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Southampton FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Youth Cup | Southampton FC U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U18 PL - Final Stage | Southampton FC U18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | Southampton FC U18 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 312 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Southampton Aca | Southampton U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Southampton U18 | Southampton U23 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Southampton U23 | Southampton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-23 | Southampton | Stoke City | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Stoke City | Southampton | Return from loan | 2200000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Southampton | Millwall | Loan | 6000000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Millwall | Southampton | Return from loan | 6000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Ill | 2020-03-01 | 2020-03-10 | 10 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2020-10-14 | 2020-11-29 | 47 | 11 |
| 20/21 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2021-01-16 | 2021-10-03 | 261 | 49 |
| 21/22 | Calf injury | 2022-01-03 | 2022-02-02 | 31 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Knee injury | 2024-09-11 | 2024-10-18 | 38 | 7 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2024-10-24 | 2025-01-12 | 81 | 17 |
| 24/25 | Hip problems | 2025-03-14 | 2025-04-04 | 22 | 4 |
| 25/26 | Calf injury | 2025-08-01 | 44 | 6 |
Current€6.00m
Peak€7.00m
Low€1.00m
Δ since start+€5.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37709 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23102 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21103 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | #6 | 13 | 0 | — | — | recent national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlem Hale | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kamaldeen Sulemana | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Slattery | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Wilmot | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Campbell | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Fraser | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Aribo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Flynn Downes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Bazunu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Stephens | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Walker-Peters | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ché Adams | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Obafemi | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Adam Armstrong | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron O'Driscoll | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Afolabi | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | U18 Premier League | Southampton FC U18 | 6 | 22 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Southampton FC | 6 | 43 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 5 | 22 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Championship | Stoke City | 5 | 43 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Southampton FC U23 | 4 | 22 |
| 17/18 | U18 Premier League | Southampton FC U18 | 4 | 21 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2026-06-30 | Millwall | Southampton | Return from loan | — | €6.00m |
| 25/26 | 2025-09-01 | Southampton | Millwall | Loan | — | €6.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-05-31 | Stoke City | Southampton | Return from loan | — | €2.20m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-23 | Southampton | Stoke City | Loan | — | €2.00m |
Last 50 matches for Millwall FC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-14 | GB2 |
Sheffield Wednesday FC | 1–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB2 |
Wrexham AFC | 0–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–1 | Sheffield United FC | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 4–0 | Charlton Athletic FC | Available |
| 2026-01-20 | GB2 |
Coventry City FC | 2–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB2 |
Watford FC | 0–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–1 | Swansea City AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB2 |
Southampton FC | 0–0 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Bristol City FC | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–2 | Ipswich Town FC | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB2 |
Blackburn Rovers FC | 1–0 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–1 | Hull City AFC | Available |
| 2025-12-10 | GB2 |
Derby County FC | 0–0 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB2 |
Bristol City FC | 1–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–2 | Southampton FC | Available |
| 2025-11-26 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday FC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB2 |
Portsmouth FC | 1–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–1 | Preston North End FC | Available |
| 2025-11-04 | GB2 |
Birmingham City FC | 4–0 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | GB2 |
Oxford United FC | 2–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Leicester City FC | Available |
| 2025-10-21 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–0 | Stoke City FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB2 |
Queens Park Rangers FC | 1–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion FC | Available |
| 2025-10-01 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–4 | Coventry City FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB2 |
Swansea City AFC | 1–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-09-22 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Watford FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB2 |
Charlton Athletic FC | 1–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–2 | Wrexham AFC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB2 |
Sheffield United FC | 0–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–3 | Middlesbrough FC | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | GB2 |
Norwich City FC | 1–2 | Millwall FC | INJURED Calf injury |
| 2025-05-03 | GB2 |
Burnley FC | 3–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Swansea City AFC | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 3–1 | Norwich City FC | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | GB2 |
Blackburn Rovers FC | 4–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Middlesbrough FC | Available |
| 2025-04-08 | GB2 |
Sheffield United FC | 0–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–1 | Portsmouth FC | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | GB2 |
Sunderland AFC | 1–0 | Millwall FC | INJURED Hip problems |
| 2025-03-15 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–0 | Stoke City FC | INJURED Hip problems |
| 2025-03-12 | GB2 |
Leeds United FC | 2–0 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | GB2 |
Watford FC | 1–2 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 0–2 | Bristol City FC | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | GB2 |
Derby County FC | 0–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-02-18 | GB2 |
Preston North End FC | 1–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 1–1 | West Bromwich Albion FC | Available |
| 2025-02-12 | GB2 |
Plymouth Argyle FC | 5–1 | Millwall FC | Available |
| 2025-02-01 | GB2 |
Millwall FC | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Will Smallbone'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everton FC | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 43% |
| Liverpool FC | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 36 | -23 | 0% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 23% |
| Chelsea FC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 25% |
| Arsenal FC | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 8% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 36% |
| Watford FC | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 60% |
| Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 20% |
| Fulham FC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 33% |
| Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 33% |
| West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 33% |
| Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 20 | 682 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 23/24 | 50 | 773 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 |
| 22/23 | 46 | 1,082 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 21/22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 27 | 555 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 17/18 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 32 | 312 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
86 apps
9 G
8 A
Premier League 2
35 apps
6 G
5 A
U18 Premier League
43 apps
6 G
5 A
Premier League
34 apps
1 G
2 A
Championship Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
PL2 Playoffs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
U18 PL - Final Stage
7 apps
0 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
8 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Will Smallbone?
Will Smallbone is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Millwall FC.
How old is Will Smallbone?
Will Smallbone is 26 years old. He was born on February 21, 2000 in Basingstoke.
What position does Will Smallbone play?
Will Smallbone plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Will Smallbone play for?
Will Smallbone currently plays for Millwall FC.
How many career goals has Will Smallbone scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Will Smallbone has scored 25 goals in 234 appearances.
What is Will Smallbone's market value?
Will Smallbone's most recent reported market value is €6.00m.