Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning81
Take-Ons76
Control71
Top rating81Percentile
Identity
Key passes
0.54(4)
Prog. carries
0.67(5)
Tackles won
0.97(7)
xA
0.03(0)
- Clearances / 90Top 1%
- Aerials won / 90Top 10%
- Interceptions / 90Top 10%
- Blocks / 90Top 10%
- Duels total / 90Top 25%
- Errors → shot / 90Bottom 1%
- xA / 90Bottom 10%
- Key passes / 90Bottom 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.2
Assists vs xA0 · 0.2
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Small sample — 19 apps, 669 min. Treat the percentiles with caution.
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 1.21 |
| Interceptions /90 | 2.57 | 0.00 | 1.21 |
| Blocks /90 | 1.10 | 0.71 | 0.00 |
| Duels won /90 | 6.98 | 4.96 | 5.76 |
| Pass accuracy | 78.5% | 78.0% | 78.0% |
League-adjustedBPrimeira Liga → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.54
0.26–1.29
Key passes / 90raw 0.54
0.37–1.06
Tackles / 90raw 1.48
1.10–3.17
Interceptions / 90raw 1.48
0.94–2.01
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 23.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Control
1171
+61Involvement
1358
+45Sweeping
127
+26Distribution
125
+24Ahead of his age group: 79th percentile for ball winning among U23 midfielders.
vs U23 midfielders · 174 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
8179th
-2Take-Ons
7662nd
-13| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 669 | 19 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 0.54 |
| 2024-25 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 785 | 30 | 2.52 | 1.49 | 0.80 |
Projection
Profiles like K. Sano — midfielders with this shape at 23.
K. SanoFSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga
93match
M. KeitaParma · Serie A
92match
A. NtoiRio Ave · Primeira Liga
90match
Francisco ChissumbaAlverca · Primeira Liga
90match
M. BuljubašićRizespor · Süper Lig
90match
José Luís Rocha TavaresSanta Clara · Primeira Liga
90match
Zé LucasSport Recife · Serie A
89match
Paulo VictorSanta Clara · Primeira Liga
89match
Risk
Watch the downside: progression (11th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Progression11
Finishing16
Creation25
Availability19 apps · 669 min · ~35/game — last 5: ~29 min/gameMinutes risk · high — starts 32% of available games, 669 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 60% over the last year.
Current value
€400K
Peak value
€1.0M
Jun 2024
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
9 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.07 xG away to Moreirense.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Moreirense0.070.000
vs GIL Vicente0.040.000
@ Nacional0.020.19010 of 28 matches