Josh DoigLB#3

Sassuolo·Serie A·Defender - Left-Back

24 years(18/05/2002)1,89mleftScotlandContract until 30/06/2028

6.63Rating28 matches in 12 months

€4.50mMarket value#17 in Sassuolo · #312 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A03.117.5

Serie A09.116.6

Serie A24.116.4

Serie A28.116.4

Serie A06.126.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.50Dec

6.60Jan

6.60Feb

6.60Mar

6.20Apr

6.30May

Jun

Jul

7.10Aug

6.70Sep

Oct

Club matchesSassuolo

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Recent results

18 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Monza—Prediction 13 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Juventus—Prediction 06 Sept · 17:00Serie AA

Bologna2:1Prediction 02 Sept · 14:00Coppa ItaliaH

FrosinoneD1:1Prediction 29 Aug · 17:30Serie AH

TorinoW2:1Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A · Coppa Italia

Goals10.17 / 902 of 53Rank

xG0.130.05 / 9026 of 50Rank

Assists10.17 / 9017 of 53Rank

xA0.160.06 / 9022 of 53Rank

Shots40.70 / 9010 of 50Rank

Shots on target125%14 of 50Rank

Key passes61.04 / 9011 of 53Rank

Pass accuracy87.8%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking43

Technique39

Tactical45

Defending63

Creativity48

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

Discipline
Penalty taking

Player positions: DL

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.2290%

xG0.0445%

Shots0.8871%

Shots on target0.2263%

Conversion %2587%

Big chances missed0.0069%

Dribbles0.0014%

Fouls won0.6653%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0035%

xA0.0558%

Key passes1.0975%

Big chances created0.2267%

Accurate passes29.5625%

Pass accuracy %88.854%

Final third passes7.6658%

Long balls0.446%

Crosses0.6668%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.5340%

Interceptions1.3171%

Clearances3.2852%

Blocks0.4435%

Aerial duels won0.6624%

Duels won2.8519%

Recoveries1.530%

Dribbled past0.8829%

Fouls1.0929%

Errors leading to goal0.0054%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 52 defenders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 411′

Similar playersSerie A · defenders · season 26/27

77%

Gabriele BracagliaFrosinone · Defender - Left-Back7.04Rating1G1A23age 77%

James AbankwahUdinese · Defender - Centre-Back6.74Rating1G0A22age 76%

Pierre KaluluJuventus · Defender - Centre-Back6.92Rating0G0A26age 76%

Romano Floriani MussoliniLazio · Defender - Right-Back6.88Rating0G0A23age 76%

Enzo EbosseUdinese · Defender - Centre-Back6.52Rating0G0A27age 75%

Álex JiménezFiorentina · Defender - Right-Back6.75Rating1G1A21age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.1

-0.8

00.8

25/26

+0.9

10.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 0.9

Assists vs xA

-1.7

-1.5

01.5

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable28 matches in 12 months

National teamScotland1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.50mHighest: €10.00m (21/03/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Scotland	26/27	1	16	6.40	—	—	0	—	—
Serie A	Sassuolo	26/27	5	411	6.78	1	—	1	—	—
Coppa Italia	Sassuolo	26/27	1	90	7.60	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers7

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
20/01/2024	23/24	Hellas Verona	Sassuolo	€6.75m	€7.00m
13/07/2022	22/23	Hibernian FC	Hellas Verona	€3.40m	€3.00m
01/07/2020	20/21	Hibernian B	Hibernian FC	-	-
31/05/2020	19/20	Queen's Park	Hibernian B	End of loan	-
31/01/2020	19/20	Hibernian B	Queen's Park	loan transfer	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Hearts FC U18	Hibernian B	?	-
01/07/2018	18/19	Hearts Youth	Hearts FC U18	-	-

Market value

€4.50m Current€10.00m Highest · 21/03/202329/05/2026 Last change

18.01.202129.05.2026

#157 Left-Back#17 Sassuolo#20 Scotland#312 Serie A#2.576 Worldwide#267 Year 2002

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
18/01/2021	18	Hibernian FC	€500k
28/06/2021	19	Hibernian FC	€4.00m
31/12/2021	19	Hibernian FC	€3.00m
27/06/2022	20	Hibernian FC	€3.00m
27/09/2022	20	Hellas Verona	€3.80m
11/11/2022	20	Hellas Verona	€6.00m
21/03/2023	20	Hellas Verona	€10.00m
15/06/2023	21	Hellas Verona	€8.00m
20/12/2023	21	Hellas Verona	€7.00m
05/06/2024	22	US Sassuolo	€6.00m
15/10/2024	22	US Sassuolo	€5.00m
23/12/2024	22	US Sassuolo	€4.50m
02/06/2025	23	US Sassuolo	€5.00m
23/12/2025	23	US Sassuolo	€5.00m
29/05/2026	24	US Sassuolo	€4.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Sassuolo	3	237	1	0.13	0.13	0	0.16	2	4	1.52
2025	Serie A	Sassuolo	30	1924	0	0.75	0.75	0	1.5	11	15	5.64

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.