Armel Bella-KotchapCB#17

Venezia·Serie A·Defender - Centre-Back

24 years(11/12/2001)1,90mrightGermany, CameroonContract until 30/06/2030

6.79Rating20 matches in 12 months

€7.00mMarket value#5 in Venezia · #241 in Serie A

Last 5rating per match

Serie A02.116.6

Serie A08.117.3

Serie A23.116.5

Serie A06.126.6

Serie A14.127.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov

6.90Dec

6.80Jan

6.70Feb

Mar

7.00Apr

6.70May

Jun

6.90Jul

6.60Aug

6.90Sep

Oct

Club matchesVenezia

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Recent results

19 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Lazio—Prediction 11 Sept · 19:45Serie AH

Fiorentina—Prediction 06 Sept · 14:00Serie AA

FrosinoneL2:3Prediction 02 Sept · 17:00Coppa ItaliaA

Udinese—Prediction 28 Aug · 19:45Serie AA

AC MilanL0:2Prediction

Key statsSerie A · Coppa Italia

Goals0

xG0.500.23 / 90

Assists0

xA0.00

Shots30.72 / 90

Shots on target133%

Key passes0

Pass accuracy89.3%

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. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking32

Technique35

Tactical67

Defending76

Creativity34

Strengths

Long balls

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DC

Positions on the pitch

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

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0024%

xG0.017%

Shots0.208%

Shots on target0.009%

Conversion %024%

Big chances missed0.0078%

Dribbles0.0710%

Fouls won1.1379%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0028%

xA0.0232%

Key passes0.075%

Big chances created0.0019%

Accurate passes31.6825%

Pass accuracy %84.334%

Final third passes2.7211%

Long balls1.5330%

Crosses0.0010%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.3329%

Interceptions2.1399%

Clearances5.7189%

Blocks1.0695%

Aerial duels won2.6689%

Duels won5.1171%

Recoveries4.9287%

Dribbled past0.2786%

Fouls1.4622%

Errors leading to goal0.0713%

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 87 defenders · Serie A · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 1355′

Similar playersSerie A · defenders · season 25/26

81%

Ardian IsmajliTorino · Defender - Centre-Back6.90Rating0G1A29age 81%

Jay IdzesSassuolo · Defender - Centre-Back6.67Rating0G0A26age 80%

Sebastian OtoaGenoa · Defender - Centre-Back6.65Rating0G0A22age 80%

Eivind HellandBologna · Defender - Centre-Back6.82Rating0G0A21age 80%

Fali CandéSassuolo · Defender - Centre-Back6.57Rating0G0A28age 79%

Juan JesusVenezia · Defender - Centre-Back6.77Rating0G0A35age

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

-0.6

-0.1

00.1

25/26

-0.5

00.5

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.6

Assists vs xA

-0.1

00.1

25/26

00.0

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.1

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 06.09.2026

Missed matches6last 12 months

National teamGermany2 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€7.00mHighest: €20.00m (16/03/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Serie A	Venezia	26/27	3	196	6.83	—	—	0	—	—
Coppa Italia	Venezia	26/27	2	180	6.60	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers14

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2026	26/27	Hellas Verona	Venezia	€7.00m	€7.00m
02/02/2026	25/26	Southampton	Hellas Verona	€5.00m	€7.50m
01/02/2026	25/26	Hellas Verona	Southampton	End of loan	€7.50m
27/08/2025	25/26	Southampton	Hellas Verona	Loan fee:€500k	€9.00m
30/06/2024	23/24	PSV	Southampton	End of loan	€12.00m
01/09/2023	23/24	Southampton	PSV	Loan fee:€2.00m	€20.00m
01/07/2022	22/23	VfL Bochum	Southampton	€12.00m	€10.00m
02/03/2019	18/19	VfL Bochum U19	VfL Bochum	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	VfL Bochum U17	VfL Bochum U19	-	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Duisburg Yth.	VfL Bochum U17	free transfer	-
01/07/2016	16/17	Unterrath Yth.	Duisburg Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2015	15/16	M'gladbach Yth.	Unterrath Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2012	12/13	Grimlingh. Jgd.	M'gladbach Yth.	free transfer	-
01/07/2009	09/10	RW Ahlen Yth.	Grimlingh. Jgd.	free transfer	-

Market value

€7.00m Current€20.00m Highest · 16/03/202329/05/2026 Last change

13.03.201929.05.2026

#312 Centre-Back#87 Germany#241 Serie A#5 Venezia#1.732 Worldwide#176 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
13/03/2019	17	VfL Bochum	€100k
12/06/2019	17	VfL Bochum	€600k
13/12/2019	18	VfL Bochum	€2.50m
08/04/2020	18	VfL Bochum	€2.30m
08/02/2021	19	VfL Bochum	€5.00m
16/06/2021	19	VfL Bochum	€7.00m
22/12/2021	20	VfL Bochum	€5.00m
24/03/2022	20	VfL Bochum	€7.50m
09/06/2022	20	VfL Bochum	€10.00m
15/09/2022	20	Southampton FC	€16.00m
03/11/2022	20	Southampton FC	€18.00m
16/03/2023	21	Southampton FC	€20.00m
20/06/2023	21	Southampton FC	€20.00m
15/12/2023	22	PSV Eindhoven	€18.00m
31/05/2024	22	PSV Eindhoven	€12.00m
16/12/2024	23	Southampton FC	€12.00m
30/05/2025	23	Southampton FC	€9.00m
07/10/2025	23	Hellas Verona	€7.50m
23/12/2025	24	Hellas Verona	€7.50m
29/05/2026	24	Hellas Verona	€7.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Serie A	Venezia	3	195	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	2	0	0.33
2025	Serie A	Verona	19	1347	0	0.08	0.08	0	0.05	3	1	2.41

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.