Archetype
Destroyer
Wins it, keeps it, kills attacks at source.
Control96
Ball Winning95
Involvement92
Top rating96Percentile
Identity
Key passes
1.04(8)
Prog. carries
1.21(9)
Tackles won
1.89(15)
xA
0.12(1)
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Tackles / 90Top 10%
- Tackles won / 90Top 10%
- Duels total / 90Top 25%
- Duels won / 90Top 25%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.4
Assists vs xA0 · 0.9
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Small sample — 19 apps, 693 min. Treat the percentiles with caution.
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Tackles /90 | 3.71 | 2.70 | 4.25 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.93 | 1.93 | 0.00 |
| Key passes /90 | 1.39 | 0.39 | 1.70 |
| Take-ons /90 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.00 |
| Pass accuracy | 80.0% | 80.2% | 83.3% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.65
0.27–0.84
Key passes / 90raw 1.04
0.34–1.33
Tackles / 90raw 3.12
2.03–4.33
Interceptions / 90raw 1.04
0.54–1.37
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
622
-60Ball Winning
6395
+31Shot Threat
1235
+24Progression
2444
+20Elite among his peers: 96th percentile for control among midfielders aged 22–26.
vs midfielders aged 22–26 · 284 peers · pool pct → age bandControl
9696th
+0Ball Winning
9595th
+0| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ipswich | Championship | 680 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.04 |
| 2024-25 | Sunderland | Championship | 4,165 | 47 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.69 |
| 2023-24 | Sunderland | Championship | 3,698 | 42 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 1.17 |
| 2022-23 | Sunderland | Championship | 3,759 | 47 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.77 |
Projection
Profiles like Eric García — midfielders with this shape at 24.
Eric GarcíaBarcelona · La Liga
89match
Andrey SantosChelsea · Premier League
88match
A. TchouaméniReal Madrid · La Liga
88match
Sergi AltimiraReal Betis · La Liga
88match
G. KochorashviliSporting CP · Primeira Liga
88match
M. LeonardBirmingham · Championship
87match
J. TezeMonaco · Ligue 1
87match
E. Martel1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
86match
Risk
Watch the downside: take-ons (2nd pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Take-Ons2
Finishing18
Shot Threat35
Availability19 apps · 693 min · ~36/game — last 5: ~25 min/gameMinutes risk · high — starts 42% of available games, 693 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€300K
Peak value
€500K
Feb 2009
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
9 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.15 xG vs Millwall.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Millwall0.150.000
@ Southampton0.080.000
vs QPR0.060.00010 of 40 matches