Archetype
Stopper
Steps out and wins it. Again. And again.
Ball Winning93
Involvement17
Control12
Top rating93Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.18(18)
Interceptions
1.14(17)
Aerials won
1.29(19)
Touches
48.9
- Tackles / 90Top 25%
- Touches / 90Bottom 5%
- Aerial win %Bottom 5%
- Prog. carries / 90Bottom 10%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 1.3
Assists vs xA0 · 0.1
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Set-piece reliant: 100% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play00.0
Set pieces00.6
Penalties00.0
3 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.68 | — | 2.39 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.07 | — | 1.08 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.00 | — | 0.22 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.29 | — | 6.07 |
| Pass accuracy | 82.4% | — | 81.5% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.54
0.22–0.69
Key passes / 90raw 0.13
0.04–0.17
Tackles / 90raw 2.14
1.40–2.98
Interceptions / 90raw 1.14
0.59–1.50
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 22.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
817
+9Take-Ons
169
-7Control
612
+7Ball Winning
9693
-3Elite for his age: 91st percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9391st
-1Involvement
1715th
-2| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Watford | Championship | 922 | 12 | 2.14 | 1.14 | 0.13 |
| 2024-25 | Udinese | Serie A | 2,546 | 37 | 2.26 | 1.17 | 0.11 |
Projection
Profiles like A. Chernev — defenders with this shape at 22.
A. ChernevEstrela · Primeira Liga
91match
A. HickeyBrentford · Premier League
91match
Tiago GabrielLecce · Serie A
87match
B. MedinaTondela · Primeira Liga
86match
G. ÁvilaFortaleza EC · Serie A
85match
David SousaCasa Pia · Primeira Liga
85match
Jadel KatongoKayserispor · Süper Lig
84match
A. EdmundssonHellas Verona · Serie A
82match
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.
Availability21 apps · 1,359 min · ~65/game — last 5: ~66 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 75% of available games, 1359 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 44% over the last year.
Current value
€4.5M
Peak value
€8.0M
Dec 2024
Career transfers
5
Market-value timeline
11 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Watford | Udinese | free | €4.5M |
| Feb 2026 | Udinese | Watford | free | €4.5M |
| Aug 2025 | FC Empoli | Udinese | €4.0M | €8.0M |
| Jan 2024 | Torpedo Kutaisi | FC Empoli | €450K | €300K |
| Jan 2022 | T. Kutaisi II | Torpedo Kutaisi | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.35 xG vs Wrexham.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Wrexham0.350.000
vs Sheffield Utd0.240.120
@ Stoke City0.130.00010 of 32 matches