Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning78
Take-Ons29
Involvement10
Top rating78Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.98(21)
Interceptions
1.07(23)
Aerials won
1.36(29)
Touches
59.2
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
- Key passes / 90Top 25%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 25%
- Take-on success %Bottom 25%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.7
Assists vs xA0 · 1.0
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Balanced sources: 89% open play, 11% set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play00.7
Set pieces00.1
Penalties00.0
11 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.37 | 1.68 | 1.62 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 0.94 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 0.67 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.23 | 4.37 | 3.91 |
| Pass accuracy | 80.1% | 83.6% | 82.6% |
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning up sharply vs last season.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Ball Winning
578
+73Involvement
110
+9Control
16
+5Take-Ons
3029
-1Ahead of his age group: 75th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 22–26.
vs defenders aged 22–26 · 238 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
7875th
-3Take-Ons
2924th
-5| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sassuolo | Serie A | 1,926 | 30 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 0.70 |
| 2023-24 | Sassuolo | Serie A | 1,346 | 16 | 0.66 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| 2022-23 | Sassuolo | Serie A | 1,361 | 31 | 1.26 | 0.73 | 0.79 |
| 2021-22 | Hibernian | UEFA Europa Conference League | 180 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like Zé Carlos — defenders with this shape at 24.
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88match
Manu SánchezLevante · La Liga
88match
A. MbengueQPR · Championship
88match
Tiago SantosLille · Ligue 1
87match
J. LotombaFeyenoord · Eredivisie
87match
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.
Availability30 apps · 1,926 min · ~64/game — last 5: ~15 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 73% of available games, 1926 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€5.0M
Peak value
€10M
Mar 2023
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
14 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.26 xG vs Parma.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Parma0.260.000
@ Lazio0.140.360
@ Hellas Verona0.110.00010 of 37 matches