Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning75
Take-Ons46
Involvement44
Top rating75Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.82(27)
Interceptions
0.85(28)
Aerials won
1.00(33)
Touches
74.7
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- Assists / 90Top 25%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 25%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 10%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Aerial win %Bottom 25%
- Aerials won / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG5 · 3.4
Assists vs xA4 · 6.4
PenaltiesAll 5 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.90 | 2.43 | 0.94 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 1.25 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.10 | 0.35 | 0.21 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.38 | 4.75 | 4.38 |
| Pass accuracy | 77.6% | 77.1% | 78.2% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.15
0.05–0.18
Assists / 90*raw 0.12
0.04–0.19
Shots / 90raw 0.76
0.31–0.98
Key passes / 90raw 1.52
0.49–1.94
Tackles / 90raw 1.70
1.11–2.36
Interceptions / 90raw 0.85
0.44–1.12
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Cooling: ball winning down vs last season at 24.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
2544
+19Ball Winning
9175
-16Control
2137
+16Take-Ons
4746
-1Middle of his age group: 71st percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 22–26.
vs defenders aged 22–26 · 238 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
7571st
-3Take-Ons
4640th
-7| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sheffield Utd | Championship | 2,966 | 44 | 1.70 | 0.85 | 1.52 |
| 2024-25 | Sheffield Utd | Championship | 3,734 | 46 | 1.90 | 0.75 | 1.42 |
| 2021-22 | Peterborough | Championship | 2,614 | 37 | 2.51 | 1.21 | 1.41 |
Projection
Profiles like A. Gaaei — defenders with this shape at 24.
A. GaaeiAjax · Eredivisie
93match
E. ElmalıGalatasaray · Süper Lig
92match
N. O'ReillyManchester City · Premier League
91match
Emerson RoyalFlamengo · Serie A
90match
A. BanguraMiddlesbrough · Championship
90match
J. PiquerezPalmeiras · Serie A
88match
D. NealisNew York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer
88match
Luciano JubaBahia · Serie A
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: aerial (1st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Aerial1
Sweeping1
Distribution1
Heating up: recent output is running above his season rate.
Rolling (last 5)Season avg±1 SD range
Blocks /900.60 rolling · 0.19 season
Heating up — Blocks 1.0 SD above season pace, likely to revert.
Steady on Tackles, Interceptions, Duels won — in line with season pace.
Availability44 apps · 2,966 min · ~67/game — last 5: ~81 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 68% of available games, 2966 minutes played
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.79 xG away to Hull City.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Hull City0.790.860
vs Blackburn0.450.831
vs Swansea0.430.64110 of 46 matches