Leading trait
Ball Winning
Ball Winning31
Involvement17
Control13
Top rating31Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.14(2)
Interceptions
0.93(14)
Aerials won
4.44(67)
Touches
50.9
- Aerials won / 90Top 5%
- Clearances / 90Top 5%
- Blocks / 90Top 5%
- Aerial win %Top 25%
- Tackles / 90Bottom 1%
- Ball recoveries / 90Bottom 1%
- Touches / 90Bottom 10%
- Tackles won / 90Bottom 10%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.5
Assists vs xA1 · 0.1
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.62 | 1.39 | 0.90 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.83 | 1.95 | 0.90 |
| Duels won /90 | 3.53 | 5.02 | 5.82 |
| Pass accuracy | 85.0% | 77.7% | 81.6% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.07
0.02–0.10
Shots / 90raw 0.20
0.08–0.26
Key passes / 90raw 0.07
0.02–0.08
Tackles / 90raw 0.13
0.09–0.18
Interceptions / 90raw 0.93
0.48–1.22
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Cooling: involvement down vs last season at 31.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
6017
-43Control
5413
-41Take-Ons
209
-11Ball Winning
2731
+4Behind the curve for the cohort: 32nd percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 29–33.
vs defenders aged 29–33 · 171 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
3132nd
+1Involvement
1713th
-4| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Wrexham | Championship | 1,360 | 20 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 2023-24 | Plymouth | Championship | 2,217 | 28 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.12 |
Projection
Profiles like N. Gomis — defenders with this shape at 31.
N. GomisToronto FC · Major League Soccer
96match
J. MartínezAlverca · Primeira Liga
95match
Rodrigo BecãoKasımpaşa · Süper Lig
95match
Sergi GómezAlverca · Primeira Liga
94match
Kialonda GasparLecce · Serie A
93match
George Christopher John PrattBlackburn · Championship
91match
E. RocoFatih Karagümrük · Süper Lig
90match
Garrison TubbsDC United · Major League Soccer
89match
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.
Availability24 apps · 1,756 min · ~73/game — last 5: ~87 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 75% of available games, 1756 minutes played
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.24 xG away to Preston.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Preston0.240.000
@ Coventry0.110.000
@ Blackburn0.010.00010 of 39 matches