Archetype
Stopper
Steps out and wins it. Again. And again.
Ball Winning79
Involvement40
Control34
Top rating79Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.02(18)
Interceptions
0.84(15)
Aerials won
1.18(21)
Touches
70.9
- Aerial win %Top 10%
- Prog. carries / 90Top 10%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
- xA / 90Top 25%
- Key passes / 90Top 25%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 25%
- Take-on success %Bottom 25%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Ball recoveries / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG1 · 1.0
Assists vs xA0 · 2.4
PenaltiesAll 1 from open play
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.42 | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.89 | 0.75 | 0.86 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.14 |
| Duels won /90 | 3.37 | 4.70 | 4.89 |
| Pass accuracy | 87.6% | 86.5% | 88.4% |
League-adjustedBPrimeira Liga → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.06
0.01–0.09
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.39
0.19–0.94
Key passes / 90raw 0.73
0.50–1.43
Tackles / 90raw 1.73
1.29–3.71
Interceptions / 90raw 0.84
0.53–1.14
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 21.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
2140
+19Control
1734
+18Ball Winning
9479
-14Take-Ons
2924
-5Middle of his age group: 73rd percentile for ball winning among U21 defenders.
vs U21 defenders · 62 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
7973rd
-7Involvement
4034th
-6| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 1,613 | 23 | 1.73 | 0.84 | 0.73 |
| 2024-25 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 970 | 32 | 2.41 | 0.93 | 0.74 |
| 2023-24 | Sporting CP | UEFA Europa League | 120 | 4 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 2022-23 | Valladolid | La Liga | 1,775 | 34 | 2.43 | 0.76 | 0.91 |
Projection
Profiles like M. Cleworth — defenders with this shape at 21.
M. CleworthWrexham · Championship
89match
M. TroiloParma · Serie A
89match
N. NorrisFC Dallas · Major League Soccer
88match
Álex ValleComo · Serie A
88match
Noahkai Kai Daniel BanksFC Augsburg · Bundesliga
87match
A. MacNultyPEC Zwolle · Eredivisie
87match
Arnau MartínezGirona · La Liga
86match
C. HughesHull City · Championship
86match
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.
Availability33 apps · 2,533 min · ~77/game — last 5: ~85 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 94% of available games, 2533 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€12M
Peak value
€15M
Jun 2023
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
12 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.25 xG away to Guimaraes.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Guimaraes0.250.000
vs Estrela0.210.611
@ SC Braga0.170.20010 of 36 matches