Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning99
Take-Ons51
Involvement44
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
2.48(66)
Interceptions
1.13(30)
Aerials won
1.43(38)
Touches
73.8
- Tackles won / 90Top 1%
- Tackles / 90Top 1%
- Duels total / 90Top 5%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 5%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 25%
- xA / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 1.3
Assists vs xA2 · 0.6
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Set-piece reliant: 41% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play10.7
Set pieces00.5
Penalties00.0
16 shots · UnderstatSteady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Tackles /90 | 3.13 | 4.40 | 3.99 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.36 | 1.13 | 0.97 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.14 | 0.68 | 0.19 |
| Duels won /90 | 6.12 | 7.67 | 7.60 |
| Pass accuracy | 85.7% | 78.1% | 88.1% |
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
944
+35Take-Ons
1751
+34Control
636
+30Ball Winning
9799
+2Elite among his peers: 99th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 22–26.
vs defenders aged 22–26 · 238 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9999th
+0Take-Ons
5144th
-7| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Villarreal | La Liga | 2,385 | 28 | 3.89 | 1.13 | 0.34 |
| 2024-25 | Alaves | La Liga | 1,847 | 32 | 2.05 | 1.32 | 0.34 |
Projection
Profiles like T. Ando — defenders with this shape at 24.
T. AndoFC St. Pauli · Bundesliga
90match
S. MfuniWatford · Championship
89match
M. SagnanRizespor · Süper Lig
88match
O. BraudeHeerenveen · Eredivisie
87match
Lucas RosaAjax · Eredivisie
87match
Arnau MartínezGirona · La Liga
86match
C. StylesWest Brom · Championship
86match
B. ChriseneNorwich · Championship
85match
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.
Availability34 apps · 2,918 min · ~86/game — last 5: ~54 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 97% of available games, 2918 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 400% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€10M
Peak value
€10M
Oct 2025
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
13 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.38 xG away to Levante.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Levante0.380.000
vs Manchester City0.140.000
vs Elche0.130.71110 of 38 matches