James AbankwahCB#14

Udinese·Serie A·Defender - Centre-Back

22 years(16/01/2004)1,88mrightIreland, GhanaContract until 30/06/2029

6.63Rating41 matches in 12 months

€3.50mMarket value#14 in Udinese · #346 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Championship04.116.7

U21 Euro Qua14.116.2

U21 Euro Qua18.116

Championship13.126.6

Championship29.126.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.30Nov

6.70Dec

6.50Jan

6.60Feb

6.60Mar

6.50Apr

6.90May

6.90Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

6.70Sep

6.70Oct

Club matchesUdinese

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Recent results

26 Sept · 16:30Friendlies ClubsA

Pogon SzczecinD1:1Match stats 19 Sept · 14:00Serie AH

Cagliari—Prediction 14 Sept · 19:45Serie AA

Inter—Prediction 07 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Lazio—Prediction 02 Sept · 17:00Coppa ItaliaH

Venezia—Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Serie A · Coppa Italia

Goals10.11 / 902 of 56Rank

xG0.0012 of 53Rank

Assists10.11 / 9019 of 56Rank

xA0.020.01 / 9029 of 56Rank

Shots30.34 / 9031 of 53Rank

Shots on target133%16 of 53Rank

Key passes50.57 / 9029 of 56Rank

Pass accuracy85.9%

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 — Serie A, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking37

Technique41

Tactical47

Defending61

Creativity40

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC · DR

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.2185%

xG0.0977%

Shots0.4137%

Shots on target0.2154%

Conversion %5098%

Big chances missed0.0069%

Dribbles0.2144%

Fouls won1.0377%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0034%

xA0.0445%

Key passes0.4135%

Big chances created0.0025%

Accurate passes37.5738%

Pass accuracy %89.762%

Final third passes4.3335%

Long balls2.2775%

Crosses0.009%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.2427%

Interceptions0.8338%

Clearances3.3055%

Blocks1.2489%

Aerial duels won1.0344%

Duels won3.5142%

Recoveries3.5138%

Dribbled past0.4160%

Fouls1.6510%

Errors leading to goal0.0054%

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 55 defenders · Serie A · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 436′

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82%

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Saúl CocoTorino · Defender - Centre-Back6.92Rating0G0A27age 79%

Pietro ComuzzoTorino · Defender - Centre-Back6.85Rating1G0A21age 78%

Johan VásquezGenoa · Defender - Centre-Back6.58Rating1G0A27age 78%

Mario GilaAC Milan · Defender - Centre-Back7.22Rating0G0A26age

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.

Availability

StatusAvailable41 matches in 12 months

Missed matches2last 12 months

National teamRepublic of Ireland4 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€3.50mHighest: €3.50m (28/05/2026)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Ireland	26/27	3	223	6.57	—	1	1	2	—
Serie A	Udinese	26/27	5	436	6.74	1	—	1	1	—
Coppa Italia	Udinese	26/27	2	135	7.00	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers9

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
30/06/2026	25/26	Watford	Udinese	End of loan	€3.50m
16/01/2025	24/25	Udinese	Watford	loan transfer	€800k
29/01/2024	23/24	Charlton	Udinese	End of loan	€300k
01/09/2023	23/24	Udinese	Charlton	loan transfer	€300k
30/06/2022	21/22	St. Pat's	Udinese	End of loan	-
27/01/2022	21/22	Udinese	St. Pat's	loan transfer	-
26/01/2022	21/22	St. Pat's	Udinese	€400k	-
01/07/2021	21/22	Pat's Academy	St. Pat's	-	-
01/01/2019	18/19	Cherry Orchard FC	Pat's Academy	?	-

Market value

€3.50m Current€3.50m Highest · 28/05/202628/05/2026 Last change

27.09.202228.05.2026

#556 Centre-Back#22 Ireland#346 Serie A#14 Udinese#3.158 Worldwide#246 Year 2004

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
27/09/2022	18	Udinese Calcio	€200k
11/11/2022	18	Udinese Calcio	€200k
15/06/2023	19	Udinese Calcio	€300k
27/12/2023	19	Charlton Athletic	€300k
05/06/2024	20	Udinese Calcio	€300k
18/10/2024	20	Udinese Calcio	€800k
18/12/2024	20	Udinese Calcio	€800k
27/05/2025	21	Watford FC	€1.00m
06/10/2025	21	Watford FC	€1.50m
03/12/2025	21	Watford FC	€1.50m
28/05/2026	22	Watford FC	€3.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Udinese	3	260	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	1.37

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.