Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning95
Take-Ons91
Involvement49
Top rating95Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.35(19)
Interceptions
0.63(9)
Aerials won
1.31(19)
Touches
71.1
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 5%
- Assists / 90Top 5%
- Aerial win %Top 5%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 5%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Interceptions / 90Bottom 25%
- Ball recoveries / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 1.5
Assists vs xA5 · 3.7
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.56 | 2.51 | 1.99 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.66 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.49 | 5.03 | 6.13 |
| Pass accuracy | 90.0% | 90.4% | 88.1% |
League-adjustedBPrimeira Liga → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.28
0.13–0.44
Shots / 90raw 0.49
0.24–1.17
Key passes / 90raw 1.19
0.83–2.33
Tackles / 90raw 2.30
1.72–4.94
Interceptions / 90raw 0.63
0.40–0.85
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Ball Winning
3395
+63Involvement
2049
+29Control
1642
+26Take-Ons
9191
+1Elite among his peers: 95th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 22–26.
vs defenders aged 22–26 · 238 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9595th
+0Take-Ons
9190th
-1| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 1,290 | 22 | 2.30 | 0.63 | 1.19 |
| 2024-25 | Panathinaikos | UEFA Europa Conference League | 531 | 9 | 1.47 | 0.27 | 0.94 |
| 2023-24 | Panathinaikos | UEFA Champions League | 390 | 4 | 2.55 | 0.61 | 0.85 |
| 2022-23 | Panathinaikos | UEFA Europa Conference League | 121 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like L. Miley — defenders with this shape at 24.
L. MileyNewcastle · Premier League
93match
L. HallNewcastle · Premier League
92match
K. HoeverSheffield Utd · Championship
91match
Pedro PorroTottenham · Premier League
91match
Matheus BiduCorinthians · Serie A
90match
M. MüldürFenerbahçe · Süper Lig
90match
S. DestPSV Eindhoven · Eredivisie
90match
R. Baker-WhitingSeattle Sounders · Major League Soccer
89match
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.
Availability28 apps · 1,525 min · ~54/game — last 5: ~53 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 50% of available games, 1525 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 83% over the last year.
Current value
€11M
Peak value
€12M
Sep 2025
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
19 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.58 xG vs SC Braga.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs SC Braga0.580.000
@ Alverca0.150.140
vs Estoril0.090.00010 of 46 matches