Thin sample this season. David Brooks has played 5 matches (113 min) so far, so sections that need a bigger sample to say anything reliable are not shown here — they are missing on purpose, not broken. See all seasons combined →
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What Patterns Define Him?
His repeatable signature. A step only appears if its reliability score (sample size × match coverage) reaches at least Medium confidence — pattern mining, not anecdotes.
RECEIVE
Left Wing, Attacking third — between the lines — mostly in the attacking third (62% of his 39 passes)
69% completion · 39× in 5/5 matches
Signature: Only Receive shows a proven, repeatable pattern this season — too little evidence yet (5 matches loaded) for a fuller signature chain.
Not a pattern: turn / beat man — 2× (low confidence, shown as a number only, no tactical conclusion drawn); create — 2× (low confidence, shown as a number only, no tactical conclusion drawn); finish — 0× (insufficient confidence, hidden — not enough evidence yet) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
In possession
In possession
What he does with the ball: build-up, progression, creation, carrying and finishing.
2 key passes (1.59/90), 0 of them assists — where his chance creation specifically comes from, 18 zones (6×3), showing his share of key passes originating there.
Chance creation — key pass origin zone share
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chance creation (2)assist (0)% of the selected group's key passes originating in each zone
Box deliveries — key passes reaching the final third, by flank
from the left (2)from the right (0)of 2 key passes landing in the final thirdattacking ↑ toward goal
16 defensive actions across the season (12.7/90). Where he wins the ball, and how — the core question for a defender. Aerial duels are not recorded for this competition, so aerial dominance is not measured here.
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1
tackles · 0% won
0
interceptions · 0.0/90
5
recoveries · 4.0/90
1
clearances · 0.8/90
2
blocks
52
avg action height
4
won high (att 3rd)
9
middle third
3
own third
Vision AI A front-foot / high defender. He wins the ball mainly by stepping in — tackles, interceptions & recoveries outweigh clearances. 6 proactive ball-wins (4.8/90), tackle success 0%. He defends high, stepping out to intercept — suits a high line.
Defensive work in the attacking half
Ball-wins in the attacking half only (own half vs. attacking half, a simple 2-way split, not the usual thirds) — the clearest single signal of how much he presses and recovers the ball high up the pitch.
8
attacking-half actions · 6.37/90
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Bournemouth's output per match with David Brooks (5 matches) versus without him (3 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 3 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (5)
WITHOUT (3)
Δ
goals for /match
1.20
2.00
-0.80
xG for /match
1.65
1.40
+0.25
goals against /match
2.20
0.67
+1.53
points /match
0.60
2.00
-1.40
05
His Share of the Team
Of everything Bournemouth produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through David Brooks specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
expected assists (xA)
9%
2.8 / 32.5
shots
8%
48 / 627
expected goals (xG)
8%
5.2 / 68.9
Recruitment
Style and verdict
Style profile, closest comparables, and the summary.
Not raw event counts — football style scores: weighted models scored 0–100 against the 247 attacking mids in the pool (min 450 min). This is what separates players who post similar numbers but play differently. Proxy dimensions are inferred from on-ball data; true off-ball running / under-pressure context is not measured.
Advanced playmaker (8)84%Half-space creator82%
Why Advanced playmaker (8) 84%: a weighted blend of creativity 86 (weight 35%) + progression 79 (weight 25%) + final-third threat 75 (weight 25%) + box threat 91 (weight 15%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Line-breaking
95
Box threat
91
Passing directness
90
Creativity
86
Receiving zones
80
Progression
79
Through-balls ~proxy
76
Final-third threat
75
Territory (wide vs central)
75
Transition ~proxy
61
Dribbling
51
Crossing
51
Ball-winning
46
Defensive aggression
45
Build-up
44
Press resistance ~proxy
43
Carrying
42
Retention
29
07
Similar Players — in style space
Closest comparables measured on the style scores above, within the same position family — so it separates how players are alike, not just how much they touch the ball. Each line explains the shared strength and the divergent mechanism. A light physical-profile term (height / weight; this player: 173 cm / 62 kg) is included at a quarter of one style axis's weight — enough to break ties between stylistic twins, not to override style.Scope: pooled across the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A, percentiled within each player's own league before comparing — a match from another league is marked with its league name.
Style, not quality:a high match here means two players tend to produce the ball in similar ways — it is not a ranking, a scouting recommendation, or a claim that they are equally good.
Paulo Dybala Roma · Serie A · 177 cm / 75 kg
79%
Driven by: box threat (21%), creativity (19%), line-breaking (13%). Different mechanism — Brooks more via passing directness; Dybala more via crossing, carrying.
Florian Thauvin Lens · Ligue 1 · 179 cm / 70 kg
79%
Driven by: box threat (17%), line-breaking (14%), creativity (13%). Different mechanism — Thauvin more via carrying, transition.
Romano Schmid Frosinone · Serie A · 168 cm / 69 kg
74%
Driven by: creativity (21%), passing directness (14%), line-breaking (12%). Different mechanism — Brooks more via territory (wide vs central), box threat; Schmid more via crossing, transition.
Robert Navarro Athletic Club · La Liga · 178 cm / 65 kg
69%
Driven by: line-breaking (23%), progression (14%), receiving zones (12%). Different mechanism — Brooks more via passing directness, box threat; Navarro more via carrying.
Adil Aouchiche Schalke · Bundesliga · 179 cm / 74 kg
69%
Driven by: passing directness (19%), line-breaking (16%), creativity (12%). Different mechanism — Brooks more via box threat, territory (wide vs central); Aouchiche more via defensive aggression.
Félix Correia Sevilla · Ligue 1 · 179 cm / 64 kg
68%
Driven by: line-breaking (19%), through-balls (12%), passing directness (11%). Different mechanism — Brooks more via box threat, creativity; Correia more via crossing, through-balls.
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Summary
David Brooks is an advanced playmaker (8) / half-space creator: 1.59 key passes /90, 3.2 progressive passes, 0 goals from 0.00 xG. A between-the-lines creator. [Off-ball movement into pockets needs tracking.]
Based on 5 matches (113 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as an advanced playmaker (8) / half-space creator — best used in a system built around that identity.
His biggest room for growth is final-third threat — even a modest improvement there would meaningfully lift his overall advanced playmaker (8) profile.
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