Archetype
Steady Hand
Never rushed, never rash — everything tidy.
Control70
Involvement54
Ball Winning41
Top rating70Percentile
Identity
Key passes
0.58(8)
Prog. carries
0.40(6)
Tackles won
1.23(17)
xA
0.05(1)
- Clearances / 90Top 25%
- Duels total / 90Bottom 10%
- Successful dribbles / 90Bottom 10%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Duels won / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 1.5
Assists vs xA1 · 0.7
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Steady across opponent tiers — no big drop against the top third.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.61 | 1.87 | 1.35 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.64 | 0.83 | 1.18 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Duels won /90 | 2.57 | 3.11 | 3.37 |
| Pass accuracy | 84.3% | 80.9% | 80.3% |
League-adjustedBPrimeira Liga → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.07
0.03–0.11
Shots / 90raw 0.65
0.31–1.56
Key passes / 90raw 0.58
0.40–1.13
Tackles / 90raw 1.59
1.18–3.40
Interceptions / 90raw 0.94
0.60–1.27
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: control and involvement up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
9619
-78Control
1370
+57Ball Winning
9741
-56Involvement
1754
+37Ahead of his age group: 77th percentile for control among U23 midfielders.
vs U23 midfielders · 174 peers · pool pct → age bandControl
7077th
+7Involvement
5462nd
+7| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | G/90 | A/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Estoril | Primeira Liga | 1,248 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.58 |
| 2024-25 | Estoril | Primeira Liga | 758 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.95 |
Projection
Profiles like H. Keïta — midfielders with this shape at 23.
H. KeïtaKocaelispor · Süper Lig
90match
Matheus DiasNacional · Primeira Liga
89match
Jarvis ThorntonSheffield Wednesday · Championship
89match
O. SkippLeicester · Championship
88match
M. AdopoCagliari · Serie A
88match
A. PyrkaFC St. Pauli · Bundesliga
88match
T. Dele-BashiruGençlerbirliği S.K. · Süper Lig
88match
M. PeltolaDC United · Major League Soccer
88match
Risk
Watch the downside: finishing (9th pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Finishing9
Progression9
Take-Ons19
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.
Availability26 apps · 1,248 min · ~48/game — last 5: ~23 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 50% of available games, 1248 minutes played
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.47 xG away to Arouca.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ Arouca0.470.000vs Arouca0.230.000
@ Rio Ave0.180.00010 of 33 matches