Michael KayodeRB#33
Brentford·
Premier League·Defender - Right-Back
Last 5rating per match
Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month
Club matchesBrentford
Chelsea
Reading
Bournemouth
Sunderland
LeedsKey statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup
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
Strengths
- Ground duels
- Long balls
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
PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile
DefendingPer 90 · Percentile
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 60 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 297′
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Reality checkactual vs expected, by season
Goals vs xG
-0.0Goals xG · total 2 / 2.0
Assists vs xA
-2.2Assists xA · total 1 / 3.2
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
Italy U2110 caps · 0 goalsSeason statsSeason 26/27
| Competition | Team | Season | Apps | Min | Rating | G | A | G+A | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Nations League | Italy | 26/27 | 3 | 215 | 7.27 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
 Premier League | Brentford | 26/27 | 5 | 297 | 7.06 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| EFL Cup | Brentford | 26/27 | 2 | 109 | 7.40 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Transfers8
| Date | Season | From | To | Fee | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2025 | 25/26 |  Fiorentina | Brentford | €17.50m | €18.00m |
| 30/06/2025 | 24/25 | Brentford | Fiorentina | End of loan | €18.00m |
| 24/01/2025 | 24/25 | Fiorentina | Brentford | Loan fee:€500k | €18.00m |
| 01/07/2023 | 23/24 |  Fiorentina U19 | Fiorentina | - | €800k |
| 23/07/2021 | 21/22 |  Gozzano | Fiorentina U19 | ? | €125k |
| 01/07/2020 | 20/21 | Juventus Youth | Gozzano | ? | - |
| 30/06/2020 | 19/20 |  Gozzano Youth | Juventus Youth | End of loan | - |
| 01/07/2018 | 18/19 | Juventus Youth | Gozzano Youth | loan transfer | - |
Market value
Value history
| Date | Age | Club | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2021 | 16 | AC Gozzano | €75k |
| 24/06/2021 | 16 | AC Gozzano | €125k |
| 13/06/2023 | 18 | Fiorentina Primavera | €800k |
| 11/10/2023 | 19 | ACF Fiorentina | €5.00m |
| 20/12/2023 | 19 | ACF Fiorentina | €12.00m |
| 12/03/2024 | 19 | ACF Fiorentina | €15.00m |
| 05/06/2024 | 19 | ACF Fiorentina | €25.00m |
| 18/10/2024 | 20 | ACF Fiorentina | €22.00m |
| 18/12/2024 | 20 | ACF Fiorentina | €18.00m |
| 30/05/2025 | 20 | Brentford FC | €18.00m |
| 17/10/2025 | 21 | Brentford FC | €20.00m |
| 09/12/2025 | 21 | Brentford FC | €27.00m |
| 09/03/2026 | 21 | Brentford FC | €35.00m |
| 03/06/2026 | 21 | Brentford FC | €40.00m |
xG Statisticsall seasons
| Season | League | Club | Apps | Min | G | xG | npxG | A | xA | Sh | KP | xGChain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | EPL | Brentford | 3 | 221 | 1 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0 | 0.06 | 6 | 1 | 0.57 |
| 2025 | EPL | Brentford | 37 | 3281 | 1 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 | 3.18 | 9 | 33 | 13.05 |
What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean
xGExpected 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.
npxGNon-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.
xAExpected assists- The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChainxG 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.
KPKey passes- Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.
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