Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning95
Take-Ons88
Involvement12
Top rating95Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.21(15)
Interceptions
1.28(16)
Aerials won
0.80(10)
Touches
63.2
- Prog. carries / 90Top 5%
- Dribbles / 90Top 5%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 5%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 5%
- Assists / 90Top 10%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 10%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
- Aerial win %Bottom 25%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 0.7
Assists vs xA2 · 1.6
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.67 | 2.33 | 2.31 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 0.87 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.33 | 5.67 | 5.48 |
| Pass accuracy | 75.8% | 75.4% | 78.5% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.08
0.02–0.10
Assists / 90*raw 0.16
0.05–0.25
Shots / 90raw 0.48
0.20–0.62
Key passes / 90raw 0.96
0.31–1.23
Tackles / 90raw 1.93
1.26–2.67
Interceptions / 90raw 1.28
0.66–1.70
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Elite for his age: 95th percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9595th
+0Take-Ons
8885th
-3Projection
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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.
Availability16 apps · 1,122 min · ~70/game — last 5: ~90 min/gameMinutes risk · high — starts 81% of available games, 1122 minutes playedFPL status · Unavailable
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.43 xG vs Watford, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Watford0.430.971
vs Hull City0.080.110
@ Sheffield Wednesday0.070.00010 of 19 matches