Archetype
All-Action Defender
Up and down all day — tackles, carries, repeats.
Ball Winning99
Take-Ons88
Involvement34
Top rating99Percentile
Identity
Tackles won
1.84(46)
Interceptions
1.15(29)
Aerials won
0.36(9)
Touches
67.7
- Take-ons succeeded / 90Top 5%
- Dribbles / 90Top 5%
- Tackles won / 90Top 5%
- Tackles / 90Top 5%
- Ball recoveries / 90Top 10%
- Aerials won / 90Bottom 5%
- Aerial win %Bottom 10%
- Clearances / 90Bottom 25%
Validation
Output is real: finishing sits in line with xG.
Goals vs xG2 · 1.9
Assists vs xA1 · 1.7
PenaltiesAll 2 from open play
Open-play threat: 97% of his non-penalty output comes in open play.
SourceGoalsxG
Open play21.6
Set pieces00.1
Penalties00.0
24 shots · UnderstatShows up against the best — output holds against top-third opponents.
| Stat | Top third | Middle | Bottom third |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| Tackles /90 | 2.88 | 2.73 | 3.03 |
| Interceptions /90 | 1.35 | 0.91 | 1.21 |
| Blocks /90 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.40 |
| Duels won /90 | 5.96 | 5.15 | 6.05 |
| Pass accuracy | 82.0% | 89.8% | 86.4% |
Trajectory
Holding a steady profile vs last season at 28.
2023-24 → 2025-26 · percentile shift
Involvement
1234
+23Control
926
+18Take-Ons
7788
+11Ball Winning
9799
+2Elite among his peers: 99th percentile for ball winning among defenders aged 26–30.
vs defenders aged 26–30 · 258 peers · pool pct → age bandBall Winning
9999th
+0Take-Ons
8889th
+1| Season | Team | League | Min | Apps | Tk/90 | Int/90 | KP/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 2,273 | 27 | 2.85 | 1.15 | 0.44 |
| 2023-24 | Metz | Ligue 1 | 861 | 13 | 2.30 | 1.46 | 0.63 |
| 2021-22 | Vizela | Primeira Liga | 1,893 | 24 | 2.66 | 1.85 | 0.86 |
Projection
Profiles like M. Chávez — defenders with this shape at 28.
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89match
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89match
Teo QuinteroSparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie
89match
R. CalafioriArsenal · Premier League
89match
Z. SwansonPortsmouth · Championship
89match
M. RotsTwente · Eredivisie
89match
A. ZagréExcelsior · Eredivisie
89match
K. Kesler-HaydenCoventry · Championship
88match
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.
Availability29 apps · 2,422 min · ~84/game — last 5: ~49 min/gameMinutes risk · low — starts 100% of available games, 2422 minutes played
Market value
Rising asset — up 67% over the last year, at a career high.
Current value
€2.5M
Peak value
€2.5M
Dec 2025
Career transfers
0
Market-value timeline
20 valuations · AS OF 06 MAY 2026Match evidence
Top underlying game: 0.43 xG vs Lyon, 1 goal.
Biggest underlying gamesxGxGOTG
vs Lyon0.430.881
@ Angers0.250.000
@ Nantes0.230.02010 of 32 matches