Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning99
Take-Ons42
Involvement20
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.68(48)
Interceptions
1.97(56)
Aerials won
2.54(72)
Touches
67.4
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Duels total / 90Top 5%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 5%
- Interceptions / 90Top 5%
- Tackles / 90Top 10%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 5%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Overperforming xG by +3 — output is a touch ahead of the underlying numbers.
Goals vs xG5 · 2.5
Assists vs xA1 · 2.1
PenaltiesAll 5 from open play
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.75 | 3.54 | 2.32 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.72 | 2.53 | 1.79 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
| Duels won /90 | 6.30 | 7.33 | 7.16 |
| Pass accuracy | 69.8% | 70.1% | 71.6% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.18
0.05–0.21
Assists / 90*raw 0.04
0.01–0.05
Shots / 90raw 0.88
0.36–1.13
Key passes / 90raw 0.81
0.26–1.03
Tackles / 90raw 2.77
1.81–3.85
Interceptions / 90raw 1.97
1.02–2.60
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 22.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
1020
+10Control
713
+6Take-Ons
4242
0Finishing
11
0Elite for his age: 99th percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9999th
+0Take-Ons
4232nd
-10| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Portsmouth | Championship | 2,563 | 38 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.81 |
| 2024-25 | Portsmouth | Championship | 1,544 | 34 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.47 |
Projection
Profiles like Z. Swanson — defenders with this shape at 22.
Z. SwansonPortsmouth · Championship
94match
J. TimberArsenal · Premier League
92match
N. WilliamsNottingham Forest · Premier League
91match
K. Kesler-HaydenCoventry · Championship
90match
T. ÜlvanEyüpspor · Süper Lig
89match
A. BrownFenerbahçe · Süper Lig
89match
T. CramaMillwall · Championship
89match
M. PalaRizespor · Süper Lig
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: aerial (1st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Aerial1
Sweeping1
Distribution1
Reliable: form in line with his season rate — no meaningful swings.
Steady — recent form is in line with his season rate across all 4 tracked stats.
Availability40 apps · 2,743 min · ~69/game — last 5: ~75 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 76% of available games, 2743 minutes played
Market value
Current value
—
Peak value
—
Career transfers
0
Match evidence
Best underlying game: 0.58 xG away to Hull City — and he took it, 2 goals.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Hull City0.581.162
@ Sheffield Wednesday0.470.000
vs Sheffield Utd0.260.00010 of 42 matches