Archetype
Steady Hand
Never rushed, never rash — everything tidy.
Involvement74
Control67
Ball Winning60
Top rating74Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.96(39)
Interceptions
1.25(51)
Aerials won
0.93(38)
Touches
79.7
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 25%
- Touches / 90Top 25%
- Assists / 90Top 25%
- Duels total / 90Bottom 10%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Aerial win %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG4 · 2.9
Assists vs xA4 · 7.7
PenaltiesAll 4 from open play
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Tackles /90 | 0.86 | 1.94 | 1.21 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.05 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.16 |
| Duels won /90 | 3.08 | 3.21 | 2.67 |
| Pass accuracy | 85.5% | 82.3% | 84.2% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.10
0.03–0.12
Assists / 90*raw 0.10
0.03–0.15
Shots / 90raw 0.71
0.29–0.92
Key passes / 90raw 1.81
0.59–2.32
Tackles / 90raw 1.35
0.88–1.87
Interceptions / 90raw 1.25
0.65–1.65
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Middle of his age group: 73rd percentile for involvement among defenders aged 28–32.
vs defenders aged 28–32 · 196 peers · pool pct → age bandInvolvement
7473rd
-1Control
6765th
-2Projection
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G. Di LorenzoNapoli · Serie A
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D. RaumRB Leipzig · Bundesliga
83match
L. KitchingCoventry · Championship
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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.
Availability45 apps · 3,672 min · ~82/game — last 5: ~87 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 93% of available games, 3672 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 56% over the last year.
Current value
€3.5M
Peak value
€17M
Mar 2021
Career transfers
10
Market-value timeline
28 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
most recent 8 of 10| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle | free | €3.5M |
| Aug 2025 | Newcastle | Middlesbrough | free | €5.0M |
| Jul 2022 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | €18M | €17M |
| May 2022 | Newcastle | Aston Villa | free | €17M |
| Jan 2022 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | free | €17M |
| Jul 2019 | Southampton | Aston Villa | €16M | €7.0M |
| May 2018 | Fulham | Southampton | free | €3.0M |
| Jan 2018 | Southampton | Fulham | free | €3.0M |
Match evidence
Best underlying game: 0.65 xG away to Birmingham — and he took it, 2 goals.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Birmingham0.651.352
vs Derby0.200.391
vs Charlton0.190.00010 of 45 matches