Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning96
Take-Ons66
Involvement17
Top rating96Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.37(31)
Interceptions
1.10(25)
Aerials won
0.64(15)
Touches
63.4
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Key passes / 90Top 25%
- Tackles / 90Top 25%
- Dribbles / 90Top 25%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 5%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Aerials won / 90Bottom 25%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 0.4
Assists vs xA2 · 2.2
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.60 | 1.81 | 1.64 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.72 | 1.48 | 0.73 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.49 | 4.27 | 3.09 |
| Pass accuracy | 73.8% | 77.0% | 69.9% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.04
0.01–0.05
Assists / 90*raw 0.09
0.03–0.14
Shots / 90raw 0.31
0.13–0.40
Key passes / 90raw 1.01
0.33–1.29
Tackles / 90raw 2.33
1.52–3.24
Interceptions / 90raw 1.10
0.57–1.45
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning and take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Ball Winning
4796
+49Involvement
517
+12Control
413
+9Take-Ons
5866
+8Elite for his age: 96th percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9696th
+1Take-Ons
6655th
-11| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Stoke City | Championship | 2,046 | 26 | 2.33 | 1.10 | 1.01 |
| 2024-25 | Stoke City | Championship | 3,138 | 41 | 1.26 | 0.66 | 0.72 |
| 2023-24 | Stoke City | Championship | 872 | 15 | 1.58 | 1.13 | 0.68 |
Projection
Profiles like Hugo Rincón — defenders with this shape at 22.
Hugo RincónGirona · La Liga
92match
KikoMoreirense · Primeira Liga
92match
A. TruffertBournemouth · Premier League
90match
C. DramehHull City · Championship
89match
A. AdelgaardGO Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie
88match
José Ángel CarmonaSevilla · La Liga
88match
Álex JiménezBournemouth · Premier League
88match
B. ChriseneNorwich · Championship
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: aerial (1st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Aerial1
Sweeping1
Distribution1
Heating up: recent output is running above his season rate.
Rolling (last 5)Season avg±1 SD range
Blocks /900.80 rolling · 0.23 season
Heating up — Blocks 1.0 SD above season pace, likely to revert.
Steady on Tackles, Interceptions, Duels won — in line with season pace.
Availability26 apps · 2,046 min · ~79/game — last 5: ~61 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 88% of available games, 2046 minutes played
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.12 xG vs Bristol City, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Bristol City0.120.741
vs Charlton0.050.200
@ Millwall0.050.00010 of 26 matches