Esmael Goncalves was a prolific dribbler during the 2022/23 Premiership campaign, completing 1.48 successful dribbles per 90 minutes compared with a league baseline of 0.84. In eight appearances totalling 182 minutes, he outperformed his peers in the number of shots per 90, recording 2.97 against a baseline of 1.88, and he managed three shots on target, double the league average of 1.5. Despite not scoring or assisting, his involvement in attacking play was evident through his high dribbling rate and his 0.99 tackles per 90, slightly above the baseline of 0.9. Goncalves’ overall contribution was reflected in an average match rating of 6.27, underscoring his role as a ball-carrier who frequently beat opponents.
Esmael Goncalves has played 182 minutes across 8 appearances in Premiership, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.40, converting 0% of 6 shots and averaging 6.27 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Nouble | F | 30 | 2600 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 21% | 32 | 69% | 53 | 45% | 20 | 11 | 5 | 40% | 41 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 4.1 |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 30 | 1858 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 23% | 19 | 64% | 7 | 35% | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31% | 24 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 6.2 |
| Stephen Kelly | M | 31 | 1953 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 16% | 24 | 72% | 16 | 62% | 25 | 19 | 3 | 42% | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.85 | 4.7 |
| Cristian Montano | D | 31 | 2040 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16% | 19 | 60% | 42 | 62% | 57 | 42 | 5 | 52% | 39 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 2.6 |
| James Penrice | D | 29 | 1520 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 38% | 14 | 55% | 5 | 24% | 32 | 15 | 4 | 45% | 18 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 6.3 |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 38 | 3342 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 12% | 23 | 63% | 12 | 50% | 59 | 36 | 15 | 62% | 25 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 2.2 |
| Sean Kelly | M | 30 | 2395 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13% | 19 | 66% | 3 | 50% | 39 | 16 | 10 | 58% | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 1.9 |
| Jack Fitzwater | D | 28 | 2253 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 10% | 8 | 61% | 2 | 50% | 28 | 28 | 25 | 59% | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.64 | 8.1 |
| Ayo Obileye | D | 25 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6% | 5 | 61% | 3 | 75% | 11 | 12 | 16 | 59% | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 2.2 |
| Andrew Shinnie | M | 33 | 1873 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10% | 20 | 75% | 10 | 53% | 32 | 12 | 8 | 50% | 30 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | 7.3 |
| Morgan Boyes | D | 22 | 1498 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 58% | 3 | 100% | 16 | 16 | 9 | 60% | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | 7.0 |
| Steven Elder | F | 16 | 941 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9% | 13 | 64% | 17 | 53% | 19 | 7 | 0 | 48% | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.4 |
| Dylan Bahamboula | M | 20 | 813 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 11% | 4 | 69% | 21 | 50% | 14 | 5 | 1 | 49% | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 8.0 |
| Shamal George | G | 32 | 2833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 44% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 6.63 | 2.0 |
| Scott Pitman | M | 33 | 2405 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0% | 17 | 71% | 6 | 67% | 27 | 19 | 8 | 39% | 41 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 | 7.4 |
| Jason Holt | M | 35 | 2258 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 18 | 78% | 8 | 50% | 51 | 41 | 10 | 54% | 31 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.61 | 7.0 |
| Stephane Omeonga | M | 30 | 1811 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 74% | 8 | 50% | 69 | 30 | 4 | 48% | 45 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 | 6.1 |
| Luiyi de Lucas | D | 10 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 71% | 1 | 100% | 13 | 9 | 6 | 60% | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.5 |
| Kurtis Guthrie | F | 16 | 623 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 58% | 2 | 40% | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39% | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.51 | 2.8 |
| Jackson Longridge | D | 9 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 65% | 1 | 100% | 16 | 11 | 4 | 68% | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 7.2 |
| Ivan Konovalov | G | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 49% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7.30 | – |
| Jack Hamilton | G | 3 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 41% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.40 | – |
| Tom Parkes | D | 4 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 73% | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 72% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.90 | – |
| Esmael Goncalves | F | 8 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 62% | 3 | 38% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 4.4 |
| Jamie Brandon | D | 8 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 83% | 4 | 67% | 5 | 1 | 0 | 42% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 5.8 |
| Phillip Čančar | D | 3 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 79% | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 56% | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Scott Romeni Bitsindou | M | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Joshua Mullin | M | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 67% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Livingston | Premiership | 8 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 62% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jan | v Motherwell | D | 1 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2.9 |
| 24 Dec | a Hibernian | L | 16 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5.90 | 9.9 |
| 21 Dec | a Celtic | L | 14 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 3.4 |
| 08 Nov | v Aberdeen | W | 18 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 4.2 |
| 17 Sep | v Kilmarnock | W | 33 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 3.2 |
| 03 Sep | v Heart Of Midlothian | W | 56 | – | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | 4.3 |
| 27 Aug | a Aberdeen | L | 23 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 6.8 |
| 20 Aug | a Motherwell | L | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 5.3 |