Player dossier
Premiership · 2026/2027
Liam Smith
Liam Smith- Team
- St. Johnstone
- Role
- Full back
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Date of birth
- 10 Apr 1996 (age 30)
- Shirt number
- 33
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2026/2027
Season snapshot
6 appearances · 534 minutesDeveloping sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 6
- Starts
- 6
- Minutes
- 534
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 1
- Red cards
- Not available
2 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 6 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.68
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
36.5/ 100
Close to average for their role
Early-season estimate · 6 appearances · 534 minutes as full back
Defensive Activity Score
81.7/ 100
Clearly above average for their role
Compared with full backs (30)
Defensive Reliability Score
32.4/ 100
Close to average for their role
Compared with full backs (30)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 15%
- 29.5
- Passingweight 20%
- 30.6
- Creationweight 20%
- 1.7
- Defensiveweight 25%
- 69.2
- Dribblingweight 10%
- 46.1
- Ball retentionweight 10%
- 37.2
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
Defensive Full-Back
Strong matchStays closer to his own goal: defensive actions dominate over attacking output.
Why this style
- Interceptions per 9098th
- Clearances per 9078th
- Crosses per 9075th
Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to full back are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 30.6 |
| Defensive | 69.2 |
| Ball retention | 37.2 |
| Duel | 29.5 |
| Dribbling | 46.1 |
| Creation | 1.7 |
| Shooting | 38.0 |
Dashed ring marks the full back median (50th percentile) across 30 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Full back players in this season30 in reference group
- Passing30.6pctl
- Defensive69.2pctl
- Ball retention37.2pctl
- Duel29.5pctl
- Dribbling46.1pctl
- Creation1.7pctl
- Shooting38.0pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Cammy KerrVery similar style99 / 100
Livingston · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Defensive Full-Back
Similar in defensive duels, ball security, dribbling. Different in chance creation, defensive activity.
- Imari SamuelsVery similar style99 / 100
Dundee · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Defensive Full-Back
Similar in chance creation, ball security, attacking involvement. Different in aerial play, dribbling.
- Keelan AdamsVery similar style99 / 100
Falkirk · Full back · Premiership 2025/2026 · Defensive Full-Back
Similar in aerial play, ball security, attacking involvement. Different in dribbling, defensive activity.
Show 2 more similar players
- Hjalte BidstrupVery similar style98 / 100
Viborg FF · Full back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Defensive Full-Back
Similar in shooting, attacking involvement, dribbling. Different in defensive duels, chance creation.
- Sabil HansenVery similar style97 / 100
Randers FC · Full back · Superliga 2025/2026 · Defensive Full-Back
Similar in passing, chance creation, shooting. Different in aerial play, dribbling.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Form is falling
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 40.0 vs earlier 51.8 (−11.7).26.5/ 100
Development
No clear upward trend
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes +2 · Starts 0pp30.5/ 100
Decline
Some signs of decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.6 scored matches69.5/ 100
Opposition strength
Easier than average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.6 rated opponents39.4/ 100
Efficiency
Above average
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 100%61.9/ 100
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Insufficient sample. The comparison needs at least 3 completed fixtures in both groups (currently 6 started and 2 not started).
Efficiency Score components
- Pass accuracyweight 30%
- 72.8%
- Duel win rateweight 25%
- 52.2%
- Tackle success rateweight 20%
- 60.0%
- Dribble success rateweight 25%
- 60.0%
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 72.8% |
| Dribble success rate | 60.0% |
| Duel win rate | 52.2% |
| Aerial duel win rate | Not available |
| Tackle success rate | 60.0% |
| Shot on target rate | Not available |
| Long ball accuracy | 13.9% |
Liam Smith · 0–100% scale
Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.