Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning99
Take-Ons81
Involvement3
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
2.07(66)
Interceptions
0.69(22)
Aerials won
1.13(36)
Touches
49.9
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Tackles won / 90Top 5%
- Tackles / 90Top 5%
- Duels total / 90Top 25%
- Duels won / 90Top 25%
- Touches / 90Bottom 5%
- Passes / 90Bottom 5%
- Interceptions / 90Bottom 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.3
Assists vs xA0 · 0.6
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Tackles /90 | 3.07 | 3.85 | 2.28 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.86 | 0.57 | 0.13 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.77 | 0.43 | 0.76 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.76 | 7.84 | 4.30 |
| Pass accuracy | 78.3% | 79.5% | 81.2% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.09
0.04–0.12
Key passes / 90raw 0.28
0.09–0.36
Tackles / 90raw 3.03
1.98–4.21
Interceptions / 90raw 0.69
0.36–0.92
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
853
-82Control
802
-78Take-Ons
981
+72Progression
211
-20Elite for his age: 99th percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9999th
0Take-Ons
8174th
-7| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Preston | Championship | 2,849 | 42 | 3.03 | 0.69 | 0.28 |
| 2023-24 | Heart Of Midlothian | UEFA Europa Conference League | 8 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Brighton | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like D. Payne — defenders with this shape at 23.
D. PayneFC Volendam · Eredivisie
93match
B. LockoStade Brestois 29 · Ligue 1
90match
Danilo VeigaLecce · Serie A
90match
F. EboseleBaşakşehir · Süper Lig
89match
O. AertssenPEC Zwolle · Eredivisie
89match
L. NetzNottingham Forest · Premier League
88match
A. BoşlukKonyaspor · Süper Lig
87match
Ç. KurukalıpFatih Karagümrük · Süper Lig
86match
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.
Availability42 apps · 2,849 min · ~68/game — last 5: ~72 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 71% of available games, 2849 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 500% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€1.8M
Peak value
€1.8M
Dec 2025
Career transfers
9
Market-value timeline
6 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
most recent 8 of 9| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | Brighton | Preston | €1.6M | €600K |
| May 2025 | Blackpool | Brighton | free | €600K |
| Aug 2024 | Brighton | Blackpool | free | €300K |
| Jul 2024 | Brighton U21 | Brighton | — | €300K |
| Jan 2024 | Heart of Midl. | Brighton U21 | free | €300K |
| Aug 2023 | Brighton U21 | Heart of Midl. | free | €200K |
| Jul 2021 | Brighton U18 | Brighton U23 | — | — |
| Jul 2019 | Brighton Yth. | Brighton U18 | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.10 xG vs Blackburn.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Blackburn0.100.000
vs Southampton0.080.000
@ Birmingham0.080.00010 of 45 matches