Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning98
Take-Ons87
Involvement4
Top rating98Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.41(20)
Interceptions
0.85(12)
Aerials won
1.23(17)
Touches
51.5
- Errors → shot / 90Top 1%
- Duels total / 90Top 5%
- Dribbles / 90Top 5%
- Prog. carries / 90Top 10%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 10%
- Passes / 90Bottom 5%
- Touches / 90Bottom 10%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 10%
- Aerial win %Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG0 · 0.2
Assists vs xA0 · 1.1
PenaltiesNo goals this season
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.65 | 1.21 | 2.35 |
| Interceptions /90 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 1.31 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| Duels won /90 | 9.26 | 6.29 | 6.54 |
| Pass accuracy | 100.0% | 72.8% | 85.2% |
League-adjustedBChampionship → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Assists / 90*raw 0.00
0.00–0.00
Shots / 90raw 0.07
0.03–0.09
Key passes / 90raw 0.85
0.27–1.08
Tackles / 90raw 1.63
1.06–2.26
Interceptions / 90raw 0.85
0.44–1.12
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Rising: ball winning and take-ons up sharply vs last season.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Ball Winning
998
+89Take-Ons
6987
+18Involvement
24
+2Control
23
+1Elite among his peers: 99th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 26–30.
vs defenders aged 26–30 · 257 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9899th
+1Take-Ons
8788th
+1| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Watford | Championship | 897 | 17 | 1.63 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| 2023-24 | Levski Sofia | UEFA Europa Conference League | 350 | 4 | 0.77 | 0.51 | 0.00 |
| 2022-23 | Levski Sofia | UEFA Europa Conference League | 359 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like L. Netz — defenders with this shape at 28.
L. NetzNottingham Forest · Premier League
96match
S. KumbediVfL Wolfsburg · Bundesliga
93match
Bruno LangaEstrela · Primeira Liga
93match
B. LockoStade Brestois 29 · Ligue 1
93match
A. BoşlukKonyaspor · Süper Lig
93match
O. AertssenPEC Zwolle · Eredivisie
92match
Danilo VeigaLecce · Serie A
90match
M. ScholzeEstrela · Primeira Liga
89match
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.
Availability22 apps · 1,273 min · ~58/game — last 5: ~75 min/gameMinutes risk · medium — starts 73% of available games, 1273 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€2.0M
Peak value
€2.8M
Jun 2025
Career transfers
12
Market-value timeline
21 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Transfer history
most recent 8 of 12| Date | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | R Charleroi SC | Watford | €2.0M | €2.8M |
| Jan 2024 | Levski Sofia | R Charleroi SC | €100K | €800K |
| Jul 2022 | Tsarsko Selo | Levski Sofia | free | €150K |
| Feb 2022 | Crotone | Tsarsko Selo | free | €75K |
| Jun 2021 | Pro Vercelli | Crotone | free | €125K |
| Sep 2020 | Crotone | Pro Vercelli | free | €150K |
| Jul 2020 | Bisceglie | Crotone | free | €150K |
| Jan 2020 | Crotone | Bisceglie | free | €150K |
Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.15 xG vs Ipswich.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Ipswich0.150.00010 of 27 matches