Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning98
Take-Ons92
Involvement59
Top rating98Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.32(32)
Interceptions
1.15(28)
Aerials won
1.07(26)
Touches
83.5
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 5%
- Dribbles / 90Top 5%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 5%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 5%
- Prog. carries / 90Top 5%
- Aerial win %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 1.3
Assists vs xA2 · 3.6
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 10 | 8 | 12 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.84 | 1.31 | 2.39 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.90 | 1.75 | 0.94 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.52 |
| Duels won /90 | 8.01 | 5.55 | 6.03 |
| Pass accuracy | 82.5% | 85.1% | 87.0% |
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season — and he's doing it at 21.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
4592
+47Control
5850
-7Involvement
6359
-5Ball Winning
9698
+2Elite for his age: 97th percentile for ball winning among U21 defenders.
vs U21 defenders · 62 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9897th
-2Take-Ons
9286th
-6| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Newcastle | Premier League | 2,188 | 30 | 2.22 | 1.15 | 1.03 |
| 2024-25 | Newcastle | Premier League | 2,192 | 27 | 2.38 | 0.74 | 1.40 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | Premier League | 777 | 18 | 3.24 | 1.51 | 0.35 |
| 2022-23 | Chelsea | Premier League | 658 | 9 | 3.15 | 1.50 | 1.91 |
Projection
Max priceAny price
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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 · 2,836 min · ~71/game — last 5: ~58 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 75% of available games, 2836 minutes played
Next 6 fixtures
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Market value
At a career-high valuation.
FPL
AS OF 24 AUG 2026£5.0≤£5.03.7% ownedDEF
Current value
€35M
Peak value
€35M
Mar 2026
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
12 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.14 xG vs West Ham.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs West Ham0.140.060
vs Burnley0.110.440
vs Tottenham0.110.00010 of 45 matches