Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning61
Take-Ons26
Involvement26
Top rating61Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
0.72(23)
Interceptions
0.96(31)
Aerials won
1.02(33)
Touches
64.5
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 1%
- xA / 90Top 25%
- Key passes / 90Top 25%
- Take-ons attempted / 90Top 25%
- Pass accuracy %Bottom 25%
- Take-on success %Bottom 25%
- Blocks / 90Bottom 25%
- Duels won / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG3 · 3.1
Assists vs xA1 · 3.1
Penalties1 of 3 from the spot
Shows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Tackles /90 | 1.34 | 0.67 | 1.51 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.26 | 0.40 | 0.98 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.27 |
| Duels won /90 | 4.16 | 3.62 | 4.26 |
| Pass accuracy | 77.3% | 80.7% | 78.8% |
League-adjustedBEredivisie → Big-5 baseline
Goals / 90raw 0.09
0.02–0.13
Assists / 90*raw 0.03
0.01–0.06
Shots / 90raw 0.53
0.24–0.78
Key passes / 90raw 0.81
0.34–1.11
Tackles / 90raw 1.24
0.92–1.90
Interceptions / 90raw 0.96
0.48–1.66
Adjustment v1.1 · calibrated against 1401 league transitions + 1004 cross-league cup fixtures · methodology
Trajectory
Cooling: ball winning and take-ons down vs last season at 35.
2024-25 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Take-Ons
6626
-39Ball Winning
9861
-37Involvement
5726
-31Control
5020
-30Middle of his age group: 62nd percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 33–37.
vs defenders aged 33–37 · 77 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
6162nd
+2Take-Ons
2635th
+9| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 2,895 | 34 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 0.81 |
| 2024-25 | Groningen | Eredivisie | 1,815 | 26 | 1.79 | 1.09 | 0.50 |
| 2022-23 | Aris Thessalonikis | UEFA Europa Conference League | 298 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Projection
Profiles like Guilherme Biro — defenders with this shape at 35.
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93match
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91match
Tiago EsgaioArouca · Primeira Liga
91match
O. WijndalAjax · Eredivisie
90match
M. DeijlFeyenoord · Eredivisie
90match
AbnerLyon · Ligue 1
89match
Risk
Watch the downside: aerial (1st pct) is a real weakness for the role.
Weakest traits for the role
Aerial1
Sweeping1
Distribution1
Heating up: recent output is running above his season rate.
Rolling (last 5)Season avg±1 SD range
Duels won /908.14 rolling · 4.07 season
Heating up — Duels won 1.3 SD above season pace, likely to revert.
Steady on Tackles, Interceptions, Blocks — in line with season pace.
Availability34 apps · 2,895 min · ~85/game — last 5: ~85 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 2895 minutes played
Market value
Valuation holding steady.
Current value
€300K
Peak value
€500K
Feb 2022
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
34 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.79 xG vs AZ Alkmaar, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs AZ Alkmaar0.790.901
vs Twente0.620.380
vs Fortuna Sittard0.350.00010 of 34 matches