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Aston Villa·Premier League·Defender - Right-Back

29 years(07/08/1997)1,85mrightPoland, EnglandContract until 30/06/2029

6.76Rating49 matches in 12 months

€22.00mMarket value#11 in Aston Villa · #225 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.115.8

Premier Leag09.116.7

World Cup Qu14.116.9

Premier Leag23.116.8

Premier Leag30.117.2

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.70Nov

6.70Dec

7.10Jan

7.20Feb

6.40Mar

6.60Apr

6.60May

Jun

Jul

6.60Aug

6.60Sep

7.30Oct

Club matchesAston Villa

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Recent results

02 Oct · 19:30Friendlies ClubsA

SevillaW3:1Prediction 19 Sept · 12:30English Premier LeagueA

Tottenham—Prediction 16 Sept · 20:00League CupA

CoventryW3:1Prediction 12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

Nottingham Forest—Prediction 08 Sept · 17:45UEFA Champions LeagueA

Club Brugge KVW3:2Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · UEFA Super Cup

Goals013 of 62Rank

xG0.080.03 / 9033 of 55Rank

Assists013 of 62Rank

xA0.040.01 / 9055 of 62Rank

Shots111.46 / 9043 of 55Rank

Shots on target218%39 of 55Rank

Key passes50.66 / 9040 of 62Rank

Pass accuracy82.7%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking46

Technique49

Tactical47

Defending60

Creativity54

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DR

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%

xG0.0450%

Shots0.3019%

Shots on target0.0015%

Conversion %039%

Big chances missed0.0064%

Dribbles0.0019%

Fouls won1.8196%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0040%

xA0.0113%

Key passes0.3033%

Big chances created0.0034%

Accurate passes30.2033%

Pass accuracy %82.031%

Final third passes9.3670%

Long balls0.9120%

Crosses0.0015%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.8170%

Interceptions0.307%

Clearances2.4218%

Blocks0.6037%

Aerial duels won0.302%

Duels won3.9341%

Recoveries0.600%

Dribbled past0.9125%

Fouls1.818%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 61 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 298′

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82%

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Ian MaatsenAston Villa · Defender - Left-Back6.23Rating0G0A24age 78%

Archie GrayTottenham · Defender - Right-Back6.45Rating0G0A20age 78%

Ezri KonsaArsenal · Defender - Centre-Back6.70Rating0G0A28age 78%

Malo GustoChelsea · Defender - Right-Back6.45Rating0G0A23age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.7

+1.8

31.2

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 3 / 1.3

Assists vs xA

-0.3

-0.2

33.2

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 3 / 3.3

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 11.03.2026

Missed matches1last 12 months

National teamPoland25 caps · 4 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€22.00mHighest: €28.00m (19/12/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Poland	26/27	4	292	7.18	—	—	1	—
Premier League	Aston Villa	26/27	4	298	6.40	—	—	2	—
UEFA Super Cup	Aston Villa	26/27	1	90	6.60	—	—	—	—

Transfers4

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
03/09/2020	20/21	Nott'm Forest	Aston Villa	€15.75m	€4.80m
01/07/2016	16/17	Nottingham U18	Nott'm Forest	-	-
31/05/2016	15/16	Dag & Red FC	Nottingham U18	End of loan	-
04/03/2016	15/16	Nottingham U18	Dag & Red FC	loan transfer	-

Market value

€22.00m Current€28.00m Highest · 19/12/202303/06/2026 Last change

01.09.201603.06.2026

#11 Aston Villa#3 Poland#225 Premier League#28 Right-Back#513 Worldwide#35 Year 1997

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
01/09/2016	19	Nottingham Forest	€150k
27/02/2017	19	Nottingham Forest	€1.50m
18/09/2017	20	Nottingham Forest	€1.50m
24/09/2018	21	Nottingham Forest	€2.50m
27/02/2019	21	Nottingham Forest	€4.00m
28/06/2019	21	Nottingham Forest	€4.00m
27/02/2020	22	Nottingham Forest	€6.00m
08/04/2020	22	Nottingham Forest	€4.80m
13/10/2020	23	Aston Villa	€12.00m
18/03/2021	23	Aston Villa	€20.00m
08/06/2021	23	Aston Villa	€22.00m
23/12/2021	24	Aston Villa	€22.00m
15/06/2022	24	Aston Villa	€25.00m
03/11/2022	25	Aston Villa	€22.00m
20/06/2023	25	Aston Villa	€25.00m
19/12/2023	26	Aston Villa	€28.00m
27/05/2024	26	Aston Villa	€28.00m
16/12/2024	27	Aston Villa	€28.00m
30/05/2025	27	Aston Villa	€25.00m
09/12/2025	28	Aston Villa	€22.00m
03/06/2026	28	Aston Villa	€22.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Aston Villa	3	255	0	0.08	0.08	0	0.04	1	1	0.97
2025	EPL	Aston Villa	35	3040	3	1.22	1.22	3	3.21	30	31	10.3

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.