Goal (G)

What counts as a goal

A goal is a shot that crosses the goal line and enters the cage, credited to the player who shot it. When a defender puts the ball into their own goal, the goal is credited to the attacking player who was closest to that defender. It counts the moment the official signals it, not when the keeper notices the scoreboard. A goal is also a shot on goal, because the ball was headed in and nobody stopped it, so every scorer's shot-on-goal total includes their goals.

Goals come with context that coaches care about. Was it assisted, and by whom? Where on the field did the shot come from? What was the situation: even strength, extra man, man-down, or an unsettled scramble? Those details are what turn a season of goals into a shooting chart and a plan for practice.

How SquadProfile records it

Tap the scorer, then tap Goal. The app asks who assisted (pick the player, or no one), where the shot came from, and the situation it came from. It records the shot on goal for you, so never add a separate Shot on Goal for the same play. If you track the opposing team, recording their goal records the goal against for your goalie at the same time.

Common mistakes

• Recording a Shot on Goal and then a Goal for the same shot. The goal already counts as a shot on goal; the second tap double counts it.
• Crediting the goal to the passer. The passer gets the assist; the goal belongs to the player whose shot went in.
• Skipping the assist to keep up with the game. The assist is a tap at the same moment, and it is the only way the passer's work shows up.
• Recording a disputed goal before the official rules on it. Wait for the signal, then record.

Where it shows up

Goals are the G column on every season leaderboard, which sorts by goals by default, and on each game's public box score, which also carries the team's final score. Points, shooting percentage, and the team page record all build on them.

Related stats

• Assist: the pass that set up the goal.
• Points: goals plus assists.
• Shot on goal: every goal is one.
• Goal against: the same play from the goalie's side.