Archetype
Counter-Puncher
Wins the ball and drives before you can reset.
Take-Ons74
Ball Winning69
Creation55
Top rating74Percentile
Identity
Key passes
0.92(30)
Prog. carries
0.95(31)
Tackles won
1.29(42)
xA
0.09(3)
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 10%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 10%
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 25%
- Dribbles / 90Top 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 5%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 25%
- Take-on success %Bottom 25%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG3 · 4.3
Assists vs xA3 · 2.9
PenaltiesAll 3 from open play
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.05 | 1.89 | 1.83 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.55 | 0.76 | 0.76 |
| Key passes /90 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 1.29 |
| Take-ons /90 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 0.43 |
| Pass accuracy | 68.0% | 69.9% | 73.5% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.09
0.03–0.11
Assists / 90*raw 0.09
0.03–0.14
Shots / 90raw 0.76
0.32–0.99
Key passes / 90raw 0.92
0.30–1.17
Tackles / 90raw 2.08
1.35–2.88
Interceptions / 90raw 0.73
0.38–0.97
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning and take-ons up sharply vs last season — and he's doing it at 21.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
2574
+49Ball Winning
3169
+39Involvement
6934
-36Control
8150
-30Middle of his age group: 49th percentile for take-ons among U21 midfielders.
vs U21 midfielders · 59 peers · pool pct → age bandTake-Ons
7449th
-25Ball Winning
6959th
-10| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Derby | Championship | 2,946 | 42 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.92 |
| 2024-25 | Red Bull Salzburg | UEFA Champions League | 327 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.65 |
| 2023-24 | Liverpool | Premier League | 103 | 11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Liverpool | Premier League | 12 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like J. Kitolano — midfielders with this shape at 21.
J. KitolanoSparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
90match
M. WidellSwansea · Championship
89match
SouzaTottenham · Premier League
89match
P. KatserisLorient · Ligue 1
89match
A. SantosSparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
89match
OsoSevilla · La Liga
89match
Victor Mow FroholdtFC Porto · Primeira Liga
89match
M. KabaNantes · Ligue 1
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: progression (5th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Progression5
Involvement34
Finishing40
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.
Availability42 apps · 2,946 min · ~70/game — last 5: ~60 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 79% of available games, 2946 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 186% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€1.0M
Peak value
€1.0M
Mar 2024
Career transfers
3
Market-value timeline
4 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | Liverpool U21 | Liverpool | — | €1.0M |
| Jul 2022 | Liverpool U18 | Liverpool U21 | — | — |
| Aug 2021 | Newcastle Yth. | Liverpool U18 | €1.5M | — |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.65 xG vs Middlesbrough, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Middlesbrough0.650.571
@ Charlton0.590.311
@ Hull City0.500.21010 of 43 matches