Archetype
Link-Up Forward
Drops in, keeps it, feeds the runners.
Creation99
Control98
Involvement95
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Key passes
2.70(86)
Prog. carries
0.75(24)
Tackles won
0.86(27)
xA
0.19(6)
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- G − xG (finishing skill)Top 5%
- Goals / 90Top 25%
- Touches / 90Top 25%
- Passes / 90Top 25%
Validation
Running hot: +4 goals over xG — some of this finishing is likely to regress.
Goals vs xG9 · 4.9
Assists vs xA7 · 7.3
PenaltiesAll 9 from open play
Balanced sources: 78% open play, 22% set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play74.7
Set pieces20.3
Penalties00.0
43 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.52 | 1.62 | 0.79 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.01 | 1.40 | 0.87 |
| Key passes /90 | 2.33 | 2.59 | 3.07 |
| Take-ons /90 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 1.02 |
| Pass accuracy | 87.3% | 86.9% | 86.2% |
Trajectory
Elite among his peers: 98th percentile for creation among midfielders aged 28–32.
vs midfielders aged 28–32 · 197 peers · pool pct → age bandCreation
9998th
-1Control
9896th
-1Projection
Profiles like D. Szoboszlai — midfielders with this shape at 30.
D. SzoboszlaiLiverpool · Premier League
93match
G. Lo CelsoReal Betis · La Liga
93match
Gabriel SaraGalatasaray · Süper Lig
91match
I. LouzaWatford · Championship
90match
Álex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen · Bundesliga
90match
B. El KhannoussVfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga
90match
F. WirtzLiverpool · Premier League
89match
P. FodenManchester City · Premier League
89match
Risk
Watch the downside: ball winning (30th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Ball Winning30
Progression54
Take-Ons60
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.
Availability48 apps · 3,555 min · ~74/game — last 5: ~59 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 85% of available games, 3555 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 43% over the last year.
Current value
€8.0M
Peak value
€30M
Dec 2018
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
29 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.54 xG vs Getafe, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Getafe0.540.971
@ Sevilla0.420.581
@ Mallorca0.410.15010 of 50 matches