Craig Samson

Craig Ian Samson

Position: GK ▪ Footed: Right

188cm, 86kg (6-2, 190lb)

Born: April 1, 1984 in Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom sco

Youth National Team: Scotland sct

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Goalkeeping: Domestic Leagues

Goalkeeping: Domestic Leagues Table
						Playing Time				Performance										Penalty Kicks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	GA	GA90	SoTA	Saves	Save%	W	D	L	CS	CS%	PKatt	PKA	PKsv	PKm	Save%	Matches
2003-2004	19	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premier League	10th	1	1	90	1.0	2	2.00	5	3	60.0	0	0	1	0	0.0

2005-2006	21	Dundee United	sct SCO	1. Premier League	9th	8	8	720	8.0	13	1.62	39	26	66.7	1	1	6	0	0.0						Matches

2007-2008	23	Dundee	sct SCO	2. First Division	2nd	32	31	2,847	31.6	27	0.85	115	88	76.5	18	7	7	11	35.5
2008-2009	24	Hereford United	eng ENG	3. League One	24th	11	10	937	10.4	23	2.21	67	44	65.7	1	3	6	1	10.0
2009-2010	25	Ayr United	sct SCO	2. First Division	10th	32	32	2,809	31.2	51	1.63	145	94	64.8	5	8	18	8	25.0
2010-2011	26	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	11	11	990	11.0	17	1.55	54	37	68.5	2	4	5	2	18.2
2011-2012	27	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	8th	38	38	3,420	38.0	51	1.34	159	108	67.9	9	16	13	13	34.2
2012-2013	28	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	38	38	3,420	38.0	60	1.58	174	114	65.5	9	14	15	8	21.1
2013-2014	29	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	38	38	3,420	38.0	66	1.74	181	115	63.5	11	6	21	7	18.4
2014-2015	30	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	10th	35	35	3,105	34.5	54	1.57	140	86	61.4	9	8	17	8	22.9						Matches
2015-2016	31	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	5th	2	2	180	2.0	1	0.50	6	5	83.3	2	0	0	1	50.0						Matches
2016-2017	32	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	34	34	3,060	34.0	64	1.88	197	133	67.5	8	8	18	4	11.8						Matches
2017-2018	33	St Mirren	sct SCO	2. Championship	1st	36	36	3,240	36.0	36	1.00	159	123	79.2	23	5	8	14	38.9	5	3	2	0	40.0	Matches
2018-2019	34	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	13	13	1,170	13.0	0	0.00				1	2	10	1	7.7	4	2	2	0	50.0	Matches
15 Seasons		8 Clubs		3 Leagues		329	327	29,408	326.8	465	1.42	1441	976	67.9	99	82	145	78	23.9	9	5	4	0	44.4
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	GA	GA90	SoTA	Saves	Save%	W	D	L	CS	CS%	PKatt	PKA	PKsv	PKm	Save%	Matches
St Mirren (5 Seasons)				2 Leagues		136	136	12,240	136.0	164	1.21	546	382	70.5	44	41	51	38	27.9	9	5	4	0	44.4
Kilmarnock (4 Seasons)				1 League		74	74	6,615	73.5	122	1.66	326	204	62.6	20	14	39	15	20.3
Motherwell (2 Seasons)				1 League		36	36	3,240	36.0	65	1.81	203	138	68.0	10	8	18	5	13.9
Dundee (1 Season)				1 League		32	31	2,847	31.6	27	0.85	115	88	76.5	18	7	7	11	35.5
Ayr United (1 Season)				1 League		32	32	2,809	31.2	51	1.63	145	94	64.8	5	8	18	8	25.0
Hereford United (1 Season)				1 League		11	10	937	10.4	23	2.21	67	44	65.7	1	3	6	1	10.0
Dundee United (1 Season)				1 League		8	8	720	8.0	13	1.62	39	26	66.7	1	1	6	0	0.0

Premiership (11 Seasons)						218	218	19,575	217.5	328	1.51	955	627	65.7	52	59	106	44	20.2	4	2	2	0	50.0
First Division (3 Seasons)						100	99	8,896	98.8	114	1.15	419	305	73.5	46	20	33	33	33.3	5	3	2	0	40.0
League One (1 Season)						11	10	937	10.4	23	2.21	67	44	65.7	1	3	6	1	10.0

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
2003-2004	19	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premier League	10th	1	1	90	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

2005-2006	21	Dundee United	sct SCO	1. Premier League	9th	8	8	720	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches

2007-2008	23	Dundee	sct SCO	2. First Division	2nd	32	31	2,847	31.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2008-2009	24	Hereford United	eng ENG	3. League One	24th	11	10	937	10.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2009-2010	25	Ayr United	sct SCO	2. First Division	10th	32	32	2,809	31.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2010-2011	26	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	11	11	990	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2011-2012	27	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	8th	38	38	3,420	38.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2012-2013	28	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	38	38	3,420	38.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2013-2014	29	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	38	38	3,420	38.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2014-2015	30	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	10th	35	35	3,105	34.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2015-2016	31	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	0	0																Matches
2015-2016	31	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	5th	2	2	180	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2016-2017	32	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	34	34	3,060	34.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2017-2018	33	St Mirren	sct SCO	2. Championship	1st	36	36	3,240	36.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2018-2019	34	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	13	13	1,170	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches

2020-2021	36	Hibernian	sct SCO	1. Premiership	3rd	0	0																Matches
15 Seasons		8 Clubs		3 Leagues		329	327	29,408	326.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
St Mirren (5 Seasons)				2 Leagues		136	136	12,240	136.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kilmarnock (4 Seasons)				1 League		74	74	6,615	73.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Motherwell (2 Seasons)				1 League		36	36	3,240	36.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dundee (1 Season)				1 League		32	31	2,847	31.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ayr United (1 Season)				1 League		32	32	2,809	31.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hereford United (1 Season)				1 League		11	10	937	10.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Dundee United (1 Season)				1 League		8	8	720	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hibernian (1 Season)				1 League		0	0

Premiership (11 Seasons)						218	218	19,575	217.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
First Division (3 Seasons)						100	99	8,896	98.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
League One (1 Season)						11	10	937	10.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
							Standard
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	PK	PKatt	Matches
2003-2004	19	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premier League	10th	1.0	0		1			1.00		0.00		0	0

2005-2006	21	Dundee United	sct SCO	1. Premier League	9th	8.0	0		0			0.00				0	0	Matches

2007-2008	23	Dundee	sct SCO	2. First Division	2nd	31.6	0		0			0.00				0	0
2008-2009	24	Hereford United	eng ENG	3. League One	24th	10.4	0		0			0.00				0	0
2009-2010	25	Ayr United	sct SCO	2. First Division	10th	31.2	0		0			0.00				0	0
2010-2011	26	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	11.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
2011-2012	27	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	8th	38.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
2012-2013	28	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	38.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
2013-2014	29	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	38.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
2014-2015	30	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	10th	34.5	0		0			0.00				0	0	Matches
2015-2016	31	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	5th	2.0	0		0			0.00				0	0	Matches
2016-2017	32	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	34.0	0		0			0.00				0	0	Matches
2017-2018	33	St Mirren	sct SCO	2. Championship	1st	36.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0	Matches
2018-2019	34	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	13.0	0									0	0	Matches
15 Seasons		8 Clubs		3 Leagues		326.8	0	0	1		0.00	0.00		0.00		0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	PK	PKatt	Matches
St Mirren (5 Seasons)				2 Leagues		136.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0
Kilmarnock (4 Seasons)				1 League		73.5	0		1			0.01		0.00		0	0
Motherwell (2 Seasons)				1 League		36.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
Dundee (1 Season)				1 League		31.6	0		0			0.00				0	0
Ayr United (1 Season)				1 League		31.2	0		0			0.00				0	0
Hereford United (1 Season)				1 League		10.4	0		0			0.00				0	0
Dundee United (1 Season)				1 League		8.0	0		0			0.00				0	0
Hibernian (1 Season)				1 League

Premiership (11 Seasons)						217.5	0		1			0.00		0.00		0	0
First Division (3 Seasons)						98.8	0	0	0		0.00	0.00				0	0
League One (1 Season)						10.4	0		0			0.00				0	0

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2003-2004	19	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premier League	10th	1	90	90	2.6	1.0	1			0

2005-2006	21	Dundee United	sct SCO	1. Premier League	9th	8	720	90	21.1	8.0	8			0									Matches

2007-2008	23	Dundee	sct SCO	2. First Division	2nd	32	2,847	89	87.9	31.6	31			1
2008-2009	24	Hereford United	eng ENG	3. League One	24th	11	937	85	22.6	10.4	10			1
2009-2010	25	Ayr United	sct SCO	2. First Division	10th	32	2,809	88	86.7	31.2	32			0
2010-2011	26	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	11	990	90	28.9	11.0	11			0
2011-2012	27	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	8th	38	3,420	90	100.0	38.0	38			0
2012-2013	28	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	38	3,420	90	100.0	38.0	38			0
2013-2014	29	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	38	3,420	90	100.0	38.0	38			0
2014-2015	30	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	10th	35	3,105	89	90.8	34.5	35		35	0		1	1.09	41	54	-13	-0.38	+0.19	Matches
2015-2016	31	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	0					0		0	0		1							Matches
2015-2016	31	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	5th	2	180	90	5.3	2.0	2		2	0		28	3.00	4	1	+3	+1.50	+2.03	Matches
2016-2017	32	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	34	3,060	90	89.5	34.0	34		34	0			0.94						Matches
2017-2018	33	St Mirren	sct SCO	2. Championship	1st	36	3,240	90	100.0	36.0	36		36	0		0	2.06	63	36	+27	+0.75		Matches
2018-2019	34	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	13	1,170	90	34.2	13.0	13	90	13	0		0	0.38	6	26	-20	-1.54	-1.06	Matches

2020-2021	36	Hibernian	sct SCO	1. Premiership	3rd	0					0			0		3							Matches
15 Seasons		8 Clubs		3 Leagues		329	29,408	89	53.6	326.8	327	90	120	2		33	1.29	114	117	-3	-0.04	+0.48
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
St Mirren (5 Seasons)				2 Leagues		136	12,240	90	72.3	136.0	136	90	49	0		0	1.61	69	62	+7	+0.14	+0.62
Kilmarnock (4 Seasons)				1 League		74	6,615	89	48.4	73.5	74		35	0		2	1.09	41	54	-13	-0.38	+0.19
Motherwell (2 Seasons)				1 League		36	3,240	90	47.4	36.0	36		36	0		28	1.05	4	1	+3	+1.50	+2.03
Dundee (1 Season)				1 League		32	2,847	89	87.9	31.6	31			1
Ayr United (1 Season)				1 League		32	2,809	88	86.7	31.2	32			0
Hereford United (1 Season)				1 League		11	937	85	22.6	10.4	10			1
Dundee United (1 Season)				1 League		8	720	90	21.1	8.0	8			0
Hibernian (1 Season)				1 League		0					0			0		3

Premiership (11 Seasons)						218	19,575	90	47.7	217.5	218	90	84	0		33	0.96	51	81	-30	-0.61	-0.09
First Division (3 Seasons)						100	8,896	89	91.5	98.8	99		36	1		0	2.06	63	36	+27	+0.75
League One (1 Season)						11	937	85	22.6	10.4	10			1

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
2003-2004	19	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premier League	10th	1.0	0	0

2005-2006	21	Dundee United	sct SCO	1. Premier League	9th	8.0	0	0											Matches

2007-2008	23	Dundee	sct SCO	2. First Division	2nd	31.6	1	0
2008-2009	24	Hereford United	eng ENG	3. League One	24th	10.4	0	0		0
2009-2010	25	Ayr United	sct SCO	2. First Division	10th	31.2	1	1
2010-2011	26	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	11.0	0	0		0
2011-2012	27	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	8th	38.0	0	0		0
2012-2013	28	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premier League	11th	38.0	0	0		0
2013-2014	29	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	38.0	2	0		0
2014-2015	30	Kilmarnock	sct SCO	1. Premiership	10th	34.5	0	0											Matches
2015-2016	31	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	5th	2.0	0	0		0									Matches
2016-2017	32	Motherwell	sct SCO	1. Premiership	9th	34.0	1	0		0									Matches
2017-2018	33	St Mirren	sct SCO	2. Championship	1st	36.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2018-2019	34	St Mirren	sct SCO	1. Premiership	11th	13.0	4	0	0									0	Matches
15 Seasons		8 Clubs		3 Leagues		326.8	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
St Mirren (5 Seasons)				2 Leagues		136.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kilmarnock (4 Seasons)				1 League		73.5	2	0		0
Motherwell (2 Seasons)				1 League		36.0	1	0		0
Dundee (1 Season)				1 League		31.6	1	0
Ayr United (1 Season)				1 League		31.2	1	1
Hereford United (1 Season)				1 League		10.4	0	0		0
Dundee United (1 Season)				1 League		8.0	0	0
Hibernian (1 Season)				1 League

Premiership (11 Seasons)						217.5	7	0	0	0								0
First Division (3 Seasons)						98.8	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
League One (1 Season)						10.4	0	0		0

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