Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning95
Take-Ons18
Involvement15
Top rating95Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.94(32)
Interceptions
1.21(41)
Aerials won
4.59(156)
Touches
51.5
- Aerials won / 90Top 5%
- Duels total / 90Top 10%
- Duels won / 90Top 25%
- Aerial win %Top 25%
- Touches / 90Bottom 10%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 10%
- Passes / 90Bottom 25%
- Prog. carries / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG5 · 4.2
Assists vs xA0 · 1.6
PenaltiesAll 5 from open play
Set-piece reliant: 80% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play11.1
Set pieces43.7
Penalties00.0
45 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.43 | 0.88 | 1.42 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.50 | 0.75 | 1.17 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.86 | 0.25 | 0.83 |
| Duels won /90 | 6.14 | 4.63 | 7.83 |
| Pass accuracy | 74.4% | 82.1% | 77.0% |
Trajectory
Elite among his peers: 96th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 26–30.
vs defenders aged 26–30 · 258 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9596th
+1Take-Ons
1815th
-3Projection
No true peer at his level at 28 — the closest statistical shapes are defenders like K. Potulski, not genuine comparables.
K. PotulskiFSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga
96match
I. BowatPortsmouth · Championship
91match
S. LangåsDerby · Championship
90match
C. TaylorMillwall · Championship
90match
David SousaCasa Pia · Primeira Liga
89match
B. OkohAuxerre · Ligue 1
89match
P. Mainka1. FC Heidenheim · Bundesliga
88match
L. LindsayPreston · Championship
88match
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.
Availability34 apps · 3,060 min · ~90/game — last 5: ~90 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 3060 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€13M
Peak value
€17M
Jun 2023
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
26 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Best underlying game: 0.63 xG vs Borussia Mönchengladbach — and he took it, 2 goals.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Borussia Mönchengladbach0.631.612
vs 1899 Hoffenheim0.450.000
@ FSV Mainz 050.350.52010 of 34 matches