Archetype
Stopper
Steps out and wins it. Again. And again.
Ball Winning96
Involvement79
Control74
Top rating96Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.63(27)
Interceptions
1.33(57)
Aerials won
5.39(232)
Touches
77.1
- Duels total / 90Top 1%
- Aerials won / 90Top 1%
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Aerial win %Top 10%
- Clearances / 90Top 10%
- Tackles / 90Bottom 25%
- Tackles won / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG3 · 2.2
Assists vs xA0 · 1.0
PenaltiesAll 3 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.15 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.42 | 1.90 | 1.15 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.54 |
| Duels won /90 | 6.33 | 8.80 | 7.46 |
| Pass accuracy | 85.5% | 86.1% | 85.6% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.07
0.02–0.08
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.28
0.12–0.36
Key passes / 90raw 0.23
0.08–0.30
Tackles / 90raw 1.00
0.65–1.39
Interceptions / 90raw 1.33
0.68–1.75
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning and involvement up sharply vs last season.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Control
3374
+41Involvement
3979
+40Ball Winning
5796
+40Progression
312
+9Elite among his peers: 96th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 24–28.
vs defenders aged 24–28 · 276 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9696th
0Involvement
7979th
+0| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Birmingham | Championship | 3,870 | 43 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 0.23 |
| 2023-24 | SV Darmstadt 98 | Bundesliga | 2,358 | 30 | 1.41 | 0.80 | 0.46 |
Projection
Profiles like Víctor Chust — defenders with this shape at 26.
Víctor ChustElche · La Liga
92match
OtávioParis FC · Ligue 1
92match
W. AntonBorussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
90match
I. KonatéLiverpool · Premier League
90match
C. BasseyFulham · Premier League
90match
C. GarcésLos Angeles Galaxy · Major League Soccer
90match
B. CabangoSwansea · Championship
89match
C. MephamWest Brom · Championship
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.
Availability43 apps · 3,870 min · ~90/game — last 5: ~90 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 3870 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 50% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€3.0M
Peak value
€3.0M
Oct 2023
Career transfers
10
Market-value timeline
13 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
most recent 8 of 10| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | Darmstadt 98 | Birmingham | €4.2M | €3.0M |
| Jul 2023 | F. Düsseldorf | Darmstadt 98 | €2.0M | €2.2M |
| Oct 2020 | Southampton B | F. Düsseldorf | €400K | €400K |
| Jul 2020 | SKN St. Pölten | Southampton U23 | free | €400K |
| Jan 2020 | Southampton U23 | SKN St. Pölten | free | — |
| Jul 2018 | Southampton U18 | Southampton U23 | — | — |
| Jul 2016 | AKA Rapid U16 | Southampton U18 | — | — |
| Jul 2015 | AKA Rapid U15 | AKA Rapid U16 | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.51 xG vs Portsmouth, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Portsmouth0.510.521
vs Stoke City0.300.000
vs Wrexham0.260.96110 of 43 matches