Stoke City

Bosun Lawal

Bosun Lawal covers ground like an athlete rather than a specialist, comfortable dropping into defence or pushing into midfield depending on what a game needs from him. Injuries have slowed a path that his physical power once made look destined for the top.
Republic of Ireland Stoke City DEF
Appearances
4
Tackles won
1

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
283
70.75 per match
Tackles won
1
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets contributed
19
as defensive proxy

Season Stats

Appearances
4
Minutes played
283
Tackles won
1
Interceptions
1
Clearances
19
Blocks
5

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 defenders

Tackles won
148th of 158
Interceptions
148th of 165
Clearances
69th of 180
Blocks
35th of 141
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BOL
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15:00
Sat 10 Oct
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STO
20:00
Tue 13 Oct
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15:00
Sat 17 Oct
STO
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BRC
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Sat 31 Oct
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Bosun Lawal, The Athlete Who Plays Two Roles

Genuine versatility between defence and midfield makes him useful in theory, if injuries ever allow him to prove it fully.

Lawal covers the ground of a real athlete, closing gaps in central midfield one week and dropping into defence the next without either role looking strange to him. That physical power is exactly what earned him comparisons to big name Premier League midfielders during his early years, built on his knack for winning physical duels and still carrying the ball forward after. He plays with real intensity once fit, the kind of energy a manager wants from the bench as much as the starting eleven.

The obvious tension is fitness, since stress fractures and hamstring problems have kept stopping spells when he looked set to settle in fully. A player this physical relies entirely on his body holding up under the strain he puts on it. Watch how often he strings back to back games together, because that has mattered more to his career than raw talent ever has.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Viktor Johansson
Sweden · Age 28
8 apps
34
Frank Fielding
Age 38
0 apps
24
Josh Griffiths
West Bromwich Albion · Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

16
Ben Wilmot
Age 26
8 apps
17
Eric Bocat
Age 27
8 apps 2g 2a
2
Ben Johnson
Ipswich Town · Age 26
7 apps 1g
5
Luke Graham
Age 22
6 apps
40
Maksym Talovierov
Age 26
6 apps
21
Luca Bombino
Age 20
4 apps
23
Ben Gibson
Age 33
1 app
22
Junior Tchamadeu
Age 22
1 app 1a
3
Aaron Cresswell
Age 36
0 apps
43
Freddie Anderson
Barrow · Age 19
0 apps
52
Laurence Giani
Age 18
0 apps

Midfielders

27
Djibril Soumaré
Sheffield United · Age 23
8 apps
8
Ethan Galbraith
Swansea City · Age 25
8 apps 3g 1a
10
Bae Jun-Ho
Korea Republic · Age 23
5 apps
7
Jack McGlynn
Age 23
4 apps 2g
13
Justin Devenny
Crystal Palace · Age 22
4 apps 2g
4
Ben Pearson
Age 31
3 apps
19
Tomás Rigo
Age 24
3 apps 1a
6
Svante Ingelsson
Sheffield Wednesday · Age 28
2 apps
59
Gabriel Kelly
Age 19
0 apps

Forwards

15
George Hirst
Scotland · Age 27
7 apps 1g
9
Róbert Bozeník
Age 26
6 apps 1a
20
Sam Gallagher
Age 31
6 apps 2g 1a
11
Lamine Cissé
Age 23
4 apps 1a
42
Million Manhoef
Age 24
4 apps
58
Tyler Martin
Age 18
1 app
14
Ato Ampah
Age 20
0 apps
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