Archetype
Metronome
Never stops, never misses — the team's pulse.
Control90
Involvement81
Ball Winning70
Top rating90Percentile
Identity
Key passes
0.46(14)
Prog. carries
0.49(15)
Tackles won
1.27(39)
xA
0.05(1)
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Interceptions / 90Top 25%
- Blocks / 90Top 25%
- Pass accuracy %Top 25%
- Dribbles / 90Bottom 5%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Bottom 10%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Bottom 10%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG3 · 2.8
Assists vs xA0 · 1.4
PenaltiesAll 3 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.31 | 1.48 | 2.11 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.10 | 1.48 | 1.24 |
| Key passes /90 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.62 |
| Take-ons /90 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| Pass accuracy | 87.1% | 88.5% | 91.8% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.10
0.03–0.12
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.33
0.14–0.42
Key passes / 90raw 0.46
0.15–0.58
Tackles / 90raw 1.86
1.22–2.59
Interceptions / 90raw 1.41
0.73–1.86
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 27.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Finishing
2039
+20Creation
218
-13Take-Ons
164
-12Shot Threat
813
+5Elite among his peers: 94th percentile for control among midfielders aged 25–29.
vs midfielders aged 25–29 · 261 peers · pool pct → age bandControl
9094th
+3Involvement
8186th
+6| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Southampton | Championship | 2,752 | 39 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
| 2024-25 | Southampton | Premier League | 2,156 | 27 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.63 |
| 2023-24 | Southampton | Championship | 2,829 | 36 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
| 2022-23 | West Ham | Premier League | 754 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
| 2021-22 | Swansea | Championship | 2,877 | 37 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.53 |
Projection
Profiles like J. Riedewald — midfielders with this shape at 27.
J. RiedewaldSheffield Utd · Championship
91match
L. HartjesExcelsior · Eredivisie
90match
E. Martel1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
90match
O. HøjlundEintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga
88match
Y. EngelhardtBorussia Mönchengladbach · Bundesliga
88match
Marc AguadoElche · La Liga
88match
J. BuenoPhiladelphia Union · Major League Soccer
88match
T. AdamsBournemouth · Premier League
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: take-ons (4th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Take-Ons4
Creation8
Shot Threat13
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.
Availability39 apps · 2,752 min · ~71/game — last 5: ~55 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 87% of available games, 2752 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€12M
Peak value
€15M
Dec 2024
Career transfers
8
Market-value timeline
16 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | West Ham | Southampton | €18M | €9.0M |
| May 2024 | Southampton | West Ham | free | €9.0M |
| Aug 2023 | West Ham | Southampton | free | €9.0M |
| Jul 2022 | Swansea | West Ham | €11M | €2.0M |
| Aug 2021 | Ipswich | Swansea | €1.7M | €900K |
| May 2018 | Luton | Ipswich | free | €100K |
| Jan 2018 | Ipswich | Luton | free | €100K |
| Jul 2017 | Ipswich U18 | Ipswich | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.74 xG away to Norwich.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Norwich0.740.370
vs Stoke City0.490.000@ Stoke City0.450.97110 of 43 matches