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Sven BotmanCB#4

Newcastle·Premier League logoPremier League·Defender - Centre-Back

26 years(12/01/2000)1,93mleftNetherlandsContract until 30/06/2030

6.81Rating37 matches in 12 months
€35.00mMarket value#6 in Newcastle · #105 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag02.115.8
UEFA Champio05.117.3
Premier Leag09.116.1
Premier Leag22.117
Premier Leag07.016.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov
Dec
6.80Jan
7.10Feb
6.70Mar
6.80Apr
7.40May
Jun
4.80Jul
6.80Aug
6.80Sep
Oct

Club matchesNewcastle

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Recent results

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Key statsPremier League · EFL Cup

Goals013 of 61Rank
xG0.010.00 / 9045 of 55Rank
Assists013 of 61Rank
xA0.0033 of 61Rank
Shots30.43 / 9032 of 55Rank
Shots on target133%14 of 55Rank
Key passes052 of 61Rank
Pass accuracy87.2%

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

ATTACKING37TECHNIQUE43TACTICAL56DEFENDING71CREATIVITY41

Player Position average

Attacking37
Technique43
Tactical56
Defending71
Creativity41

Strengths

  • Long balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0040%
xG0.0117%
Shots0.4028%
Shots on target0.2040%
Conversion %039%
Big chances missed0.2024%
Dribbles0.0019%
Fouls won0.8047%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0040%
xA0.0443%
Key passes0.008%
Big chances created0.0034%
Accurate passes49.4078%
Pass accuracy %86.760%
Final third passes2.203%
Long balls2.2063%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.0038%
Interceptions1.0044%
Clearances8.4098%
Blocks1.4090%
Aerial duels won3.4091%
Duels won5.2070%
Recoveries2.8031%
Dribbled past0.4063%
Fouls0.4084%
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 60 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

Similar playersPremier League · defenders · season 26/27

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 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

-0.6

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.6

Assists vs xA

-1.5

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.5

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 28.11.2025
Missed matches7last 12 months
National teamNetherlands0 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€35.00mHighest: €45.00m (16/03/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Premier League logoPremier LeagueNewcastle United logoNewcastle United26/2754506.66——01—
EFL CupNewcastle United logoNewcastle United26/2721807.30——0——
Transfers8
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202222/23Lille logoLilleNewcastle logoNewcastle€37.00m€30.00m
31/07/202020/21Ajax U21 logoAjax U21Lille logoLille€8.00m€1.30m
30/06/202019/20Heerenveen logoHeerenveenAjax U21 logoAjax U21End of loan€1.30m
27/07/201919/20Ajax U21 logoAjax U21Heerenveen logoHeerenveenloan transfer€300k
01/07/201818/19Ajax U19 logoAjax U19Ajax U21 logoAjax U21--
01/07/201717/18Ajax U17 logoAjax U17Ajax U19 logoAjax U19--
01/07/201515/16Ajax Youth logoAjax YouthAjax U17 logoAjax U17--
01/07/200909/10Pancratius Yth.Ajax Youth logoAjax Youthfree transfer-

Market value

€35.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 16/03/202303/06/2026 Last change
€45.00m
21.01.201903.06.2026
#39 Centre-Back#13 Netherlands#6 Newcastle#105 Premier League#228 Worldwide#27 Year 2000
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
21/01/201919Ajax Amsterdam U21 logoAjax Amsterdam U21€300k
03/07/201919Ajax Amsterdam U21 logoAjax Amsterdam U21€300k
19/09/201919SC Heerenveen logoSC Heerenveen€600k
18/12/201919SC Heerenveen logoSC Heerenveen€1.25m
12/03/202020SC Heerenveen logoSC Heerenveen€1.50m
08/04/202020SC Heerenveen logoSC Heerenveen€1.30m
03/08/202020LOSC Lille€6.00m
15/10/202020LOSC Lille€10.00m
07/01/202120LOSC Lille€25.00m
09/04/202121LOSC Lille€28.00m
04/06/202121LOSC Lille€28.00m
16/12/202121LOSC Lille€30.00m
30/05/202222LOSC Lille€30.00m
15/09/202222Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€35.00m
03/11/202222Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€38.00m
16/03/202323Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€45.00m
20/06/202323Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€45.00m
19/12/202323Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€45.00m
27/05/202424Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€45.00m
16/12/202424Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€45.00m
30/05/202525Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€42.00m
17/10/202525Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€40.00m
09/12/202525Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€35.00m
03/06/202626Newcastle United logoNewcastle United€35.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLNewcastle United logoNewcastle United327000.010.0100100.36
2025EPLNewcastle United logoNewcastle United25184211.551.5501.481566.02

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.

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