Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning90
Take-Ons48
Involvement39
Top rating90Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.24(31)
Interceptions
0.92(23)
Aerials won
0.76(19)
Touches
72.5
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Assists / 90Top 10%
- Prog. carries / 90Top 10%
- Aerial win %Bottom 5%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Aerials won / 90Bottom 25%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG3 · 2.9
Assists vs xA4 · 4.9
PenaltiesAll 3 from open play
Set-piece reliant: 67% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play11.1
Set pieces20.5
Penalties00.0
33 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.18 | 1.39 | 2.10 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.22 | 0.70 | 1.05 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.42 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.98 | 4.03 | 5.24 |
| Pass accuracy | 81.7% | 87.9% | 86.5% |
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
2439
+15Control
2033
+13Take-Ons
3748
+11Ball Winning
8390
+7Elite among his peers: 90th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 26–30.
vs defenders aged 26–30 · 258 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9090th
+0Take-Ons
4847th
-1| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Lille | Ligue 1 | 2,253 | 30 | 1.76 | 0.92 | 1.48 |
| 2024-25 | Real Betis | La Liga | 1,998 | 28 | 1.62 | 0.99 | 0.72 |
| 2023-24 | Nice | Ligue 1 | 354 | 19 | 1.78 | 1.53 | 0.76 |
| 2022-23 | Southampton | Premier League | 1,838 | 29 | 2.64 | 0.98 | 0.73 |
| 2021-22 | Southampton | Premier League | 1,625 | 20 | 1.88 | 0.94 | 0.44 |
| 2020-21 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | 3,141 | 36 | 1.72 | 1.29 | 1.06 |
Projection
Profiles like Emerson Royal — defenders with this shape at 28.
Emerson RoyalFlamengo · Serie A
96match
E. ElmalıGalatasaray · Süper Lig
92match
H. BurrowsSheffield Utd · Championship
92match
M. RotsTwente · Eredivisie
91match
A. BahBenfica · Primeira Liga
90match
N. MolinaAtletico Madrid · La Liga
90match
A. BernabéiInternacional · Serie A
89match
A. FreemanVillarreal · La Liga
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.
Availability40 apps · 2,926 min · ~73/game — last 5: ~78 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 85% of available games, 2926 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€7.0M
Peak value
€12M
Mar 2023
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
23 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.45 xG away to Paris Saint Germain.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Paris Saint Germain0.450.230
@ Paris FC0.260.000
@ Lorient0.220.22110 of 43 matches