Archetype
Ball-Playing Defender
Starts attacks the way midfielders do.
Control99
Creation99
Involvement98
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Key passes
2.50(70)
Prog. carries
0.89(25)
Tackles won
0.88(25)
xA
0.36(10)
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- xA / 90Top 5%
- Key passes / 90Top 5%
- Touches / 90Top 5%
- Passes / 90Top 10%
- Aerial win %Bottom 10%
- Aerials won / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Overperforming xG by +3 — output is a touch ahead of the underlying numbers.
Goals vs xG12 · 9.5
Assists vs xA11 · 14.5
Penalties3 of 12 from the spot
Set-piece reliant: 60% of his non-penalty output comes from set pieces.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play23.2
Set pieces31.2
Penalties32.3
61 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.80 | 2.24 | 1.32 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.28 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.09 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.38 | 5.29 | 2.73 |
| Pass accuracy | 86.1% | 88.3% | 87.7% |
Trajectory
Elite among his peers: 98th percentile for control among midfielders aged 28–32.
vs midfielders aged 28–32 · 197 peers · pool pct → age bandControl
9998th
-1Creation
9998th
-1Projection
Profiles like D. Szoboszlai — midfielders with this shape at 30.
D. SzoboszlaiLiverpool · Premier League
93match
I. LouzaWatford · Championship
93match
E. LöwenSt. Louis City · Major League Soccer
93match
G. Lo CelsoReal Betis · La Liga
91match
Pablo FornalsReal Betis · La Liga
90match
A. GülerReal Madrid · La Liga
90match
L. KarlBayern München · Bundesliga
89match
Dani OlmoBarcelona · La Liga
89match
Risk
Few glaring holes — weakest area is ball winning (41st pct), still around average.
Weakest traits for the role
Ball Winning41
Take-Ons64
Progression72
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.
Availability41 apps · 3,603 min · ~88/game — last 5: ~90 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 3603 minutes played
Market value
Value sliding — down 47% over the last year.
Current value
€24M
Peak value
€45M
Mar 2024
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
35 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Best underlying game: 1.42 xG away to FSV Mainz 05 — and he took it, 2 goals.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
@ FSV Mainz 051.421.562
vs VfB Stuttgart1.011.161
vs VfL Wolfsburg0.961.30210 of 42 matches