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Overall

37.4

Zauberpass Rank

#206

Role pool overall

37.4050100

Rankings · Center-Back

Mata

33 / €3m / 2025/26

Passing

How secure and useful he is in possession from the back line. This blends 57.17 passes attempted p90, 51.57 completed p90, pass completion, plus long-ball execution into one center-back passing pillar.

59.5

Progressiveness

How reliably he moves possession forward from deep. He records 8.06 progressive passes p90 and 2.36 progressive carries p90, so this rewards line-breaking distribution and calm territory gain from the back.

34.0

Aerial ability

How authoritative he is in the air. This pillar blends 2.17 aerials attempted p90, 1.18 aerials won p90, and aerial win percentage so both duel load and duel quality matter.

15.6

Defensive work

Ball-winning, interruption, and regain work inside the center-back lane. The context anchor is 2.72 defensive actions per 100 opponent passes, which keeps defending volume comparable across different team environments.

33.2

Availability

How available and trusted he is across the sample, blending workload with injury drag. He appears in 26 matches, starts 26 of them, and this score is then moderated by injury days, injury games missed, and injury episodes.

65.3

Overall

Final blended score across the five active center-back pillars for this role profile.

37.4

Archetype

Distributor

Leans most strongly toward distributor actions, with controller traits as the secondary layer. This is describing the player's style profile, not his rank.

Similarity

Similar Profile - Doukouré

The nearest-style comparison in the current pool is Ismaël Doukouré. That match is driven by a similar blend of progression, defensive volume, and attacking influence rather than just shared position labels.

Overall history

70372023/242024/252025/26

Rank history

206412023/242024/252025/26
by @mhassanfootball | zauberpass.com

Replacement Market

Right means a closer pillar-profile match. Higher means a higher overall Zauberpass score.

Reference player

Clinton MataLyon crest

Mata

Distributor

33 · €3.0m · 37.4 overall

How to read

Similarity leans on the reference player's best pillars, not shared weaknesses. The shortlist also favours players who improve the weak areas called out below. Height shows overall Zauberpass score. Color shows archetype.

Reference strengths

Passing · Progression · Defensive

Reference gaps

Aerial · Defensive

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