Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning87
Take-Ons42
Involvement33
Top rating87Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.01(29)
Interceptions
0.93(27)
Aerials won
2.18(63)
Touches
62.5
- Aerial win %Top 10%
- Errors → shot / 90Bottom 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 0.5
Assists vs xA0 · 0.5
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 | 7 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.63 | 1.82 | 1.00 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.58 | 0.91 | 1.00 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.82 | 0.52 | 0.14 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.14 | 6.12 | 4.59 |
| Pass accuracy | 82.6% | 84.6% | 78.2% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.03
0.01–0.04
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.28
0.11–0.36
Key passes / 90raw 0.31
0.10–0.40
Tackles / 90raw 1.49
0.97–2.07
Interceptions / 90raw 0.93
0.48–1.23
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Cooling: take-ons down vs last season at 22.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
7033
-37Control
6327
-36Take-Ons
6842
-26Progression
91
-8Ahead of his age group: 84th percentile for ball winning among U23 defenders.
vs U23 defenders · 139 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
8784th
-3Take-Ons
4232nd
-9| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Watford | Championship | 2,602 | 31 | 1.49 | 0.93 | 0.31 |
| 2024-25 | Watford | Championship | 1,389 | 19 | 1.77 | 0.67 | 0.37 |
| 2022-23 | Udinese | Serie A | 69 | 35 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like J. Belocian — defenders with this shape at 22.
J. BelocianVfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga
91match
M. FlorianiSan Jose Earthquakes · Major League Soccer
90match
R. YılmazBeşiktaş · Süper Lig
89match
K. ThompsonToronto FC · Major League Soccer
88match
M. TroiloParma · Serie A
88match
B. MeupiyouAlverca · Primeira Liga
88match
A. HeavenManchester United · Premier League
87match
L. GeertruidaSunderland · Premier League
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.
Availability31 apps · 2,602 min · ~84/game — last 5: ~86 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 97% of available games, 2602 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 88% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€1.5M
Peak value
€1.5M
Oct 2025
Career transfers
9
Market-value timeline
10 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
most recent 8 of 9| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Watford | Udinese | free | €1.5M |
| Jan 2025 | Udinese | Watford | free | €800K |
| Jan 2024 | Charlton | Udinese | free | €300K |
| Sep 2023 | Udinese | Charlton | free | €300K |
| Jun 2022 | St. Pat's | Udinese | free | — |
| Jan 2022 | Udinese | St. Pat's | free | — |
| Jan 2022 | St. Pat's | Udinese | €400K | — |
| Jul 2021 | Pat's Academy | St. Pat's | — | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.18 xG away to Middlesbrough, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Middlesbrough0.180.181
vs Millwall0.070.000
vs Sheffield Utd0.060.00010 of 42 matches