Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning94
Take-Ons77
Involvement55
Top rating94Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.08(18)
Interceptions
1.20(20)
Aerials won
2.71(45)
Touches
67.5
- Assists / 90Top 5%
- Aerial win %Top 5%
- Duels won / 90Top 5%
- xA / 90Top 10%
- Successful dribbles / 90Top 25%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Errors → shot / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG2 · 1.6
Assists vs xA4 · 2.6
PenaltiesAll 2 from open play
Set-piece reliant: 68% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play10.4
Set pieces00.9
Penalties00.0
12 shots · UnderstatSteady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.60 | 1.35 | 2.15 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.73 | 1.89 | 1.32 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.96 | 5.41 | 5.79 |
| Pass accuracy | 88.3% | 90.0% | 91.5% |
Trajectory
Rising: take-ons up sharply vs last season — and he's doing it at 20.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Finishing
781
-77Take-Ons
1377
+64Control
9548
-47Shot Threat
461
-45Elite for his age: 90th percentile for ball winning among U21 defenders.
vs U21 defenders · 62 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9490th
-4Take-Ons
7771st
-6| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Newcastle | Premier League | 1,494 | 23 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.90 |
| 2024-25 | Newcastle | Premier League | 324 | 26 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| 2023-24 | Newcastle | Premier League | 1,205 | 18 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.90 |
| 2022-23 | Newcastle | Premier League | 14 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Max priceAny price
Profiles like L. Hall — defenders with this shape at 20.
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92match
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91match
M. GustoChelsea · Premier League
89match
Arnau MartínezGirona · La Liga
88match
C. DoyleWrexham · Championship
88match
S. DahlBenfica · Primeira Liga
88match
Max FinkgräfeRB Leipzig · Bundesliga
87match
R. Baker-WhitingSeattle Sounders · 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.
Availability30 apps · 1,835 min · ~61/game — last 5: ~72 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 57% of available games, 1835 minutes played
Next 6 fixtures
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Market value
At a career-high valuation.
FPL
AS OF 24 AUG 2026£5.5£5.1–£7.00.1% ownedMID
Current value
€25M
Peak value
€25M
Mar 2026
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
8 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.53 xG vs Benfica.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Benfica0.530.000
vs Leeds0.480.000
@ Bayer Leverkusen0.360.44110 of 36 matches