Bootroom

Identity

Tackles won

0.96(21)

Interceptions

1.36(30)

Aerials won

1.55(34)

Touches

57.8

Strengths

Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 25%
Dribbles / 90Top 25%
Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
Duels total / 90Top 25%

Weaknesses

Passes / 90Bottom 25%
Touches / 90Bottom 25%

Validation

Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.

Goals vs xG0 · 0.2

Assists vs xA1 · 0.7

PenaltiesNo goals this season

Set-piece reliant: 35% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.

SourceGoalsxG

Open play00.1

Set pieces00.1

Penalties00.0

4 shots · Understat

Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.

Stat	Top third	Middle	Bottom third
Matches	8	9	8
Tackles /90	1.13	2.00	2.19
Interceptions /90	1.13	1.73	1.37
Blocks /90	1.13	0.53	0.27
Duels won /90	4.39	6.26	5.89
Pass accuracy	86.0%	83.3%	87.9%

Trajectory

Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season.

2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift

Take-Ons

1766

+49

Involvement

4815

-33

Control

4112

-29

Ball Winning

9194

+4

Elite among his peers: 94th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 30–34.

vs defenders aged 30–34 · 146 peers · pool pct → age band

Ball Winning

9494th

-1

Take-Ons

6675th

+9

Season	Team	League	Min	Apps	Tk/90	Int/90	KP/90
2025-26	Sunderland	Premier League	1,982	25	1.77	1.36	0.27
2024-25	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	950	38	1.71	1.52	0.19
2023-24	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	728	24	3.71	1.85	0.62
2022-23	Atletico Madrid	La Liga	1,860	23	3.19	1.45	0.44
2021-22	Lille	Ligue 1	1,531	18	2.80	1.84	0.22
2020-21	Lille	Ligue 1	2,181	29	3.26	1.86	0.74