Leading trait
Take-Ons
Take-Ons48
Involvement36
Control31
Top rating48Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.84(14)
Interceptions
0.49(8)
Aerials won
1.23(20)
Touches
55.7
- Aerial win %Top 25%
- Ball recoveries / 90Bottom 5%
- Duels total / 90Bottom 5%
- Interceptions / 90Bottom 10%
- Tackles / 90Bottom 10%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.1
Assists vs xA0 · 0.7
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.01 | 0.19 | 1.58 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.51 | 0.38 | 0.59 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.39 |
| Duels won /90 | 2.87 | 2.28 | 3.15 |
| Pass accuracy | 83.0% | 84.5% | 87.6% |
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 0.12
0.06–0.30
Key passes / 90raw 0.12
0.09–0.24
Tackles / 90raw 0.93
0.69–1.99
Interceptions / 90raw 0.49
0.32–0.67
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: involvement and take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
1048
+37Ball Winning
4518
-28Involvement
1236
+24Control
931
+22Middle of his age group: 41st percentile for take-ons among defenders aged 22–26.
vs defenders aged 22–26 · 238 peers · pool pct → age bandTake-Ons
4841st
-7Involvement
3638th
+3| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 1,458 | 23 | 0.93 | 0.49 | 0.12 |
| 2024-25 | Rio Ave | Primeira Liga | 416 | 10 | 1.08 | 0.65 | 0.22 |
Projection
Profiles like I. James — defenders with this shape at 24.
I. JamesSporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
94match
T. TatiNantes · Ligue 1
89match
J. IdzesSassuolo · Serie A
88match
N. ScardinaCharlotte · Major League Soccer
88match
M. RosenfelderSC Freiburg · Bundesliga
87match
G. van ZwamGO Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie
86match
Marcos PauloJuventude · Serie A
86match
L. StefanovicToronto FC · Major League Soccer
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.
Availability23 apps · 1,458 min · ~63/game — last 5: ~31 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 78% of available games, 1458 minutes played
Market value
At a career-high valuation.
Current value
€1.5M
Peak value
€1.5M
Oct 2024
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
9 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.07 xG vs Tondela.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Tondela0.070.000
vs GIL Vicente0.020.000
@ Sporting CP0.020.00010 of 29 matches