Archetype
Ball-Playing Defender
Starts attacks the way midfielders do.
Control96
Creation95
Involvement92
Top rating96Percentile
Identity
Key passes
2.20(84)
Prog. carries
0.61(23)
Tackles won
1.06(41)
xA
0.26(10)
- Duels won / 90Top 5%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Key passes / 90Top 10%
- Touches / 90Top 10%
- Interceptions / 90Top 25%
Validation
Running hot: +5 goals over xG — some of this finishing is likely to regress.
Goals vs xG8 · 3.5
Assists vs xA6 · 9.9
PenaltiesAll 8 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.70 | 0.55 | 2.07 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.70 | 0.77 | 1.32 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 0.28 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.37 | 3.62 | 5.56 |
| Pass accuracy | 76.2% | 77.8% | 84.7% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.21
0.06–0.25
Assists / 90*raw 0.16
0.05–0.25
Shots / 90raw 0.84
0.35–1.09
Key passes / 90raw 2.20
0.71–2.81
Tackles / 90raw 1.65
1.08–2.29
Interceptions / 90raw 1.23
0.64–1.63
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Elite among his peers: 94th percentile for control among midfielders aged 28–32.
vs midfielders aged 28–32 · 197 peers · pool pct → age bandControl
9694th
-1Creation
9594th
-1Projection
Profiles like F. Aursnes — midfielders with this shape at 30.
F. AursnesBenfica · Primeira Liga
93match
D. RiceArsenal · Premier League
90match
F. AmayaLos Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
90match
J. KałuzińskiBaşakşehir · Süper Lig
89match
Douglas LuizAston Villa · Premier League
89match
S. BerhalterVancouver Whitecaps · Major League Soccer
88match
Sydie PeckSheffield Utd · Championship
88match
J. VeermanPSV Eindhoven · Eredivisie
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: take-ons (31st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Take-Ons31
Progression38
Shot Threat57
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 · 3,431 min · ~76/game — last 5: ~81 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 82% of available games, 3431 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€2.8M
Peak value
€3.5M
Dec 2024
Career transfers
7
Market-value timeline
21 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2023 | Swansea | Southampton | free | €2.5M |
| Oct 2020 | QPR | Swansea | €278K | €2.4M |
| Dec 2018 | Rotherham | QPR | free | €250K |
| Aug 2018 | QPR | Rotherham | free | €250K |
| Jan 2015 | Galway United | QPR | €68K | — |
| Jan 2014 | Mervue United | Galway United | free | — |
| Jan 2013 | Mervue Academy | Mervue United | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.62 xG away to Charlton, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Charlton0.620.991
vs Middlesbrough0.310.500
@ Leicester0.260.92110 of 48 matches