Aaron Essel

Midfielder · 21 years old · Ghana

Current club

Sacramento Republic Previous club

ST Johnstone until 2026-02-24

Bio

Aaron Essel is a 21 year old football player from Ghana who mostly plays as a midfielder. The last game Aaron played was Oakland Roots - Sacramento Republic on 2026-07-26.

Next match

Sunday 4 September 2022

Last match

Fact sheet

Position

Midfielder

Age

Nationality

Ghana

Birthday

2005-07-30

Country of birth

Ghana

Career statistics Aaron Essel

Full career · 2024

Matches 15 9 in the starting XI

Minutes played 842 56 per match

Goals -

Assists 1 0.11 per 90 minutes

Goals + assists 1 842 minutes per contribution

FN rating 6.78 average

Cards 5 / 0 168 minutes per card

Unused substitute 9 matches

FN rating over the last matches

Success rates across the whole career

Shots on target 40.0%

Successful dribbles 60.0%

Duels won 55.7%

Starts 60.0%

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Stats Aaron Essel

Match	Competition	Date	FN rating	Min	Pos	G	A	Sh	SoT	Pas	KP	Pas+	Tkl	Blk	Int	Du	Du+	Dri	Dri+	Foul	Foul+			Off	Sav	GC	Pen+	Pen-	PenSv
Ø Average					-
ST Johnstone - Motherwell (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-25	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2025-01-12	6.3	45	Defender	-	0	-	-	27	-	22	2	-	1	4	4	-	-	-	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Dundee (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-05	7.3	62	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	58	3	51	-	-	-	6	1	-	-	2	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Hibernian (sub)	Premiership	2025-01-02	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Celtic - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-12-29	6.5	45	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	11	-	10	1	-	-	4	3	-	-	1	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Dundee Utd (sub)	Premiership	2024-12-26	6.9	11	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Heart OF Midlothian - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-12-22	6.7	83	Defender	-	0	1	-	42	-	33	-	-	1	7	3	-	-	-	1	0	0	1	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - ST Mirren (sub)	Premiership	2024-12-14	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Aberdeen - ST Johnstone (sub)	Premiership	2024-12-07	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Rangers (sub)	Premiership	2024-12-01	6.5	45	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	10	-	9	1	-	-	6	2	-	-	1	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Kilmarnock (sub)	Premiership	2024-11-23	6.9	14	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	5	-	5	2	-	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Motherwell - ST Johnstone (sub)	Premiership	2024-11-09	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Heart OF Midlothian (sub)	Premiership	2024-11-02	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Mirren - ST Johnstone (sub)	Premiership	2024-10-30	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee - ST Johnstone (sub)	Premiership	2024-10-26	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Ross County (sub)	Premiership	2024-10-19	6.6	10	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	8	-	8	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Rangers - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-10-06	6.9	84	Defender	-	0	-	-	31	1	26	2	1	2	15	9	1	1	2	5	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Celtic (sub)	Premiership	2024-09-28	6.3	56	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	15	1	10	2	-	2	10	4	1	-	2	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Ross County - ST Johnstone (sub)	Premiership	2024-09-21	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Hibernian - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-09-14	6.5	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	42	-	27	-	-	1	10	6	1	1	1	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Motherwell	Premiership	2024-08-31	6.9	63	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	20	1	15	3	-	-	11	5	1	-	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Dundee Utd - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-08-24	6.7	73	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	34	-	18	-	-	1	11	6	-	-	2	2	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
Kilmarnock - ST Johnstone	Premiership	2024-08-11	7.7	90	Midfielder	-	1	-	-	40	1	34	2	-	2	13	11	-	-	1	1	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	-
ST Johnstone - Aberdeen	Premiership	2024-08-05	7.0	71	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	21	-	17	4	2	1	12	6	1	1	3	1	1	0	-	-	0	0	0	-

Legend

Min Minutes played

Pos Position

G Goals

A Assists

Sh Shots

SoT Shots on target

Pas Passes

KP Key passes

Pas+ Accurate passes

Tkl Tackles

Blk Blocked shots

Int Interceptions

Du Duels

Du+ Duels won

Dri Dribbles

Dri+ Successful dribbles

Foul Fouls committed

Foul+ Fouls drawn

Yellow cards

Red cards

Off Offside

Sav Saves

GC Goals conceded

Pen+ Penalties scored

Pen- Penalties missed

PenSv Penalties saved

sub Substitute

Competition	M	St	Min	G	A	G+A	Min/G			Ø
Season 2024
Premiership	15	9	842	-	1	1	-	5	0	6.78
Full career	15	9	842	-	1	1	-	5	0	6.78

Statistic	Full career
	Total	per match	per 90
Matches	15	-	-
Minutes played	842	56.1	-
Attacking
Assists	1	0.07	0.11
Goals + assists	1	0.07	0.11
Shots	5	0.33	0.53
Shots on target	2	0.13	0.21
Dribbles	5	0.33	0.53
Successful dribbles	3	0.20	0.32
Offside	1	0.07	0.11
Passing
Passes	365	24.33	39.01
Key passes	7	0.47	0.75
Accurate passes	286	19.07	30.57
Defending
Tackles	20	1.33	2.14
Interceptions	12	0.80	1.28
Blocked shots	3	0.20	0.32
Duels	115	7.67	12.29
Duels won	64	4.27	6.84
Dribbled past	5	0.33	0.53
Discipline
Fouls committed	17	1.13	1.82
Fouls drawn	17	1.13	1.82
Yellow cards	5	0.33	0.53
Red cards	0	0.00	0.00
Penalties
Penalties scored	0	0.00	0.00
Penalties missed	0	0.00	0.00

Transfers Aaron Essel

Transfer date	Old club	New club	Type	Amount
2026-02-24	ST Johnstone	Sacramento Republic	Transfer	-
2025-12-30	North Texas	ST Johnstone	Back from loan	-
2025-04-02	ST Johnstone	North Texas	Loan	-
1926-01-01	North Texas	ST Johnstone	Transfer	-