Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning63
Take-Ons39
Involvement38
Top rating63Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.95(21)
Interceptions
0.94(21)
Aerials won
1.16(26)
Touches
66.1
- xA / 90Top 1%
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- Assists / 90Top 5%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 25%
- Duels won / 90Bottom 10%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Duels total / 90Bottom 25%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG2 · 1.4
Assists vs xA5 · 7.2
PenaltiesAll 2 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.95 | 1.01 | 1.71 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.78 | 1.44 | 0.66 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.26 | 0.29 | 0.13 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.80 | 2.60 | 2.89 |
| Pass accuracy | 79.9% | 86.0% | 80.7% |
League-adjustedBEredivisie → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.04
0.01–0.06
Assists / 90*raw 0.18
0.05–0.34
Shots / 90raw 0.99
0.46–1.45
Key passes / 90raw 1.39
0.59–1.90
Tackles / 90raw 1.57
1.17–2.41
Interceptions / 90raw 0.94
0.47–1.63
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
1739
+22Involvement
4238
-4Control
3532
-3Progression
21
-1Middle of his age group: 62nd percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
6362nd
-1Take-Ons
3929th
-10| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 2,003 | 28 | 1.57 | 0.94 | 1.39 |
| 2024-25 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1,790 | 30 | 1.56 | 0.75 | 1.26 |
| 2023-24 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1,158 | 25 | 1.87 | 1.55 | 2.10 |
| 2022-23 | Viborg | UEFA Europa Conference League | 331 | 5 | 0.82 | 0.54 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like H. Burrows — defenders with this shape at 23.
H. BurrowsSheffield Utd · Championship
93match
A. SmolyakovLos Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
89match
C. WallemSt. Louis City · Major League Soccer
89match
E. ElmalıGalatasaray · Süper Lig
89match
Luciano JubaBahia · Serie A
88match
N. O'ReillyManchester City · Premier League
88match
M. De CuyperBrighton · Premier League
88match
L. NdenbeSporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
87match
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.
Availability35 apps · 2,500 min · ~71/game — last 5: ~96 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 74% of available games, 2500 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 67% over the last year.
Current value
€5.0M
Peak value
€7.0M
May 2025
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
11 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.21 xG away to Qarabag, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Qarabag0.210.681
vs FC Volendam0.200.650
@ Heerenveen0.150.01010 of 44 matches