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Semi Ajayi 6

Hull City Centre Back Age 32 Height 193 cm Right foot Nigeria

Deployed as Centre Back in 10 of last 10 starts

46% of team minutes · 2077 minutes, 23 starts in 50 team matches 45th percentile
2 + 1 goals and assists · 0.13 per 90 · 4% of team goals 64th percentile
6.74 average rating over 26 rated matches 27th percentile
5 games missed in the last 12 months · 1 spell (0 injuries)
Rarely foulsWins his duelsReads the game Few crosses landCreates little

DNA strand · vs Premier League defenders (n = 122) · 2077 minutes · hollow tick = rank across all covered leagues

Overall

Rating 6.74 27 Goals + assists /90 0.13 64 Share of team minutes 46% 45 Cards /90 0.13 71 Fouls /90 0.39 98

Defence

Defensive actions /90 9.45 83 Tackles /90 1.30 39 Tackle success 50% 15 Interceptions /90 1.52 88 Clearances /90 6.07 82 Blocked shots /90 0.56 50 Recoveries /90 3.34 35 Duel success 65% 91 Aerials won /90 2.51 65 Aerial success 74% 52 Dribbled past /90 0.35 60 Errors /90 0.09 40 Possession lost /90 9.10 59

On the ball

Passes /90 34.06 10 Pass accuracy 78% 8 Final-third passes /90 5.42 45 Accurate crosses /90 0.00 0 Long balls won /90 2.30 65

Threat

Goals /90 0.09 80 xG /90 0.07 69 Chances created /90 0.17 6 Key passes /90 0.17 7

Each rung is a percentile among Premier League defenders over the same window (1 = best on every axis, so fewer cards or errors reads as a high rung). Rates need 270 minutes with detailed stats; ratios need a volume floor. Grey rungs are below their gate.

Started record · Hull City results by his involvement

23 matches · 9–7–7 · 1.48 ppg · 1.3 scored, 1.26 conceded per game · 2000 minutes

Team 1.48 ppg when he starts (23) v 1.85 when he does not (27)

"Not in squad" counts the club's matches with lineup coverage while he was listed at the club. A record, not an effect.

Last 20 appearances anywhere, newest first.

365-day average 6.74 7.65.86.96.55.96.56.86.87.77.16.66.97.16.46.76.77.76.96.66.3
DateMatchPosMinGAxGShKPRating
2026-09-12 D 2–2 at Chelsea · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.16 1.0 0.0 6.3
2026-09-05 D 0–0 v Aston Villa · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-08-29 W 1–0 at Coventry City · Premier League Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2026-08-22 W 2–0 v Manchester United · Premier League Centre Back 64 1 0.44 1.0 0.0 7.7
2026-05-23 W 1–0 v Middlesbrough · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-05-11 W 2–0 at Millwall · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.7
2026-04-25 L 1–2 at Charlton Athletic · Championship Centre Back 46 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.4
2026-04-21 D 2–2 at Leicester City · Championship Centre Back 90 0.06 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-04-18 D 1–1 v Birmingham City · Championship Centre Back 90 0.32 3.0 1.0 6.9
2026-04-11 L 1–2 at Sheffield United · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6
2026-04-06 D 0–0 v Coventry City · Championship Centre Back 90 0.1 1.0 0.0 7.1
2026-04-03 D 1–1 at Oxford United · Championship Centre Back 90 1 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.7
2026-03-21 W 3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.8
2026-03-14 L 0–3 at West Bromwich Albion · Championship Centre Back 90 0.03 1.0 0.0 6.8
2026-03-10 W 2–1 at Wrexham · Championship Defender sub 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2026-03-07 L 1–3 v Millwall · Championship Centre Back 90 0.11 1.0 0.0 5.9
2025-12-13 W 3–1 at Millwall · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
2025-12-10 W 2–0 v Wrexham · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9
2025-12-05 L 1–4 v Middlesbrough · Championship Centre Back 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8
2025-11-29 W 2–1 at Stoke City · Championship Centre Back 90 1 0.17 2.0 0.0 7.6

xG and shots need detailed match coverage; a dash means the match had none.

Hull City

SeasonAppsStartsMinGAxGRatingTop scorersAssists
2026/2027 · Premier League current 4 4 334 93% 1 0 0.6 6.88 55th #63 (1) –
2025/2026 · Championship 24 20 1833 42% 1 1 1.2 6.73 12th #318 (1) #226 (1)

Rating percentile is within the domestic league and position for that season. Top-scorer and assist ranks come from the provider's season leaderboards where the competition publishes them.

Transfers · 17 moves · €2.1m in fees

  1. 1 Jul 2025 Free transfer West Bromwich Albion → Hull City Centre Back
  2. 1 Jul 2025 Transfer West Bromwich Albion → TBC Centre Back
  3. 20 Jul 2019 Transfer Rotherham United → West Bromwich Albion €1.6m Centre Back
  4. 1 Jul 2017 Transfer Cardiff City → Rotherham United Defender
  5. 31 May 2017 End of loan Rotherham United → Cardiff City Defender
  6. 30 Jan 2017 Loan Cardiff City → Rotherham United Defender
  7. 26 Feb 2016 End of loan Crewe Alexandra → Cardiff City Defender
  8. 26 Nov 2015 Loan Cardiff City → Crewe Alexandra Defender
  9. 29 Oct 2015 End of loan AFC Wimbledon → Cardiff City Defender
  10. 29 Sep 2015 Loan Cardiff City → AFC Wimbledon Defender
  11. 1 Jul 2015 Free transfer Arsenal → Cardiff City Defender
  12. 31 May 2015 End of loan Cardiff City → Arsenal Defender
  13. 25 Mar 2015 Loan Arsenal → Cardiff City Defender
  14. 23 Sep 2013 Transfer Charlton Athletic → Arsenal €500k Defender
  15. 22 Dec 2012 End of loan Dartford → Charlton Athletic Defender
  16. 22 Nov 2012 Loan Charlton Athletic → Dartford Defender
  17. 1 Jul 2012 Transfer Charlton Athletic U18 → Charlton Athletic Defender

Injuries and suspensions · 2 spells · 1 injury · 15 games missed

  • suspension Called Up To National Team at Hull City 15 Dec 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 5 missed · 35 days
  • injury Cruciate Ligament Injury at West Bromwich Albion 30 Aug 2022 → 25 Oct 2022 10 missed · 56 days

Compare Semi Ajayi with any player in a current squad. The overall block is always mirrored; the positional strand and radar are mirrored when the declared position groups match.