Thin sample this season. Karl Etta Eyong has played 5 matches (137 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 →
01
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.
Signature: Link → Finish → Convert — the only steps proven repeatable this season (3 of 4 in the full pattern). Not enough evidence yet for the rest of the chain below.
Not a pattern: receive / move — 2× (low confidence, shown as a number only, no tactical conclusion drawn) — omitted from the signature rather than presented as one.
27 defensive actions across the season (17.7/90). 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.
click a card to isolate that action type · own goal left, attacking →
1
tackles · 0% won
0
interceptions · 0.0/90
3
recoveries · 2.0/90
0
clearances · 0.0/90
0
blocks
59
avg action height
13
won high (att 3rd)
10
middle third
4
own third
Vision AI A front-foot / high defender. He wins the ball mainly by stepping in — tackles, interceptions & recoveries outweigh clearances. 4 proactive ball-wins (2.6/90), 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.
19
attacking-half actions · 12.48/90
Team
Team context
How much of the team runs through him, and what changes without him.
Levante's output per match with Karl Etta Eyong (5 matches) versus without him (5 matches). Insufficient evidence — the without-sample is only 5 matches; treat every Δ below as noise until more games exist. A proper on-off model needs many more minutes.
WITH (5)
WITHOUT (5)
Δ
goals for /match
1.80
1.40
+0.40
xG for /match
1.07
0.00
+1.07
goals against /match
1.60
2.20
-0.60
points /match
1.40
0.60
+0.80
04
His Share of the Team
Of everything Levante produced this season, the categories where the biggest share ran through Karl Etta Eyong specifically — his share of the team total, not a per-90 rate.
category
share
him / team
expected goals (xG)
19%
8.7 / 46.4
shots
12%
54 / 469
goals
11%
1 / 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 299 strikers 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.
Why Pressing forward 67%: a weighted blend of defensive aggression 60 (weight 45%) + ball-winning 75 (weight 30%) + transition 51 (weight 25%). The score reflects how distinctively his profile SHAPE matches this archetype vs his peers.
aerial ability, marking, off-ball running — not in event data
Ball-winning
75
Box threat
62
Defensive aggression
60
Creativity
55
Transition ~proxy
51
Carrying
49
Progression
46
Dribbling
42
Line-breaking
41
Final-third threat
38
Territory (wide vs central)
36
Receiving zones
35
Press resistance ~proxy
33
Crossing
27
Passing directness
26
Retention
25
Build-up
25
Through-balls ~proxy
23
06
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: 181 cm / 75 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 La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Premier League 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.
Kike García Espanyol 25/26 · 186 cm / 79 kg
80%
Driven by: build-up (16%), crossing (16%), through-balls (13%). Different mechanism — Eyong more via line-breaking, ball-winning; García more via defensive aggression.
Caleb Ekuban Genoa · Serie A 25/26 · 188 cm / 80 kg
73%
Driven by: retention (18%), build-up (17%), receiving zones (12%). Different mechanism — Eyong more via creativity, receiving zones.
Stefan Schimmer Heidenheim · Bundesliga 25/26 · 185 cm / 87 kg
69%
Driven by: build-up (27%), through-balls (15%), retention (12%). Different mechanism — Eyong more via carrying, transition; Schimmer more via crossing, passing directness.
Conrad Harder RBL · Bundesliga · 185 cm / 71 kg
66%
Driven by: crossing (23%), press resistance (14%), through-balls (13%). Different mechanism — Eyong more via dribbling; Harder more via territory (wide vs central), line-breaking.
Lukas Nmecha Leeds · Premier League · 185 cm / 80 kg
65%
Driven by: build-up (20%), retention (17%), crossing (14%). Different mechanism — Nmecha more via through-balls, territory (wide vs central).
Emersonn Ipswich · Premier League · 186 cm / 72 kg
63%
Driven by: build-up (20%), through-balls (19%), defensive aggression (17%). Different mechanism — Emersonn more via retention, passing directness.
07
Summary
Karl Etta Eyong is a pressing forward / transition runner: 1 goals from 0.89 xG (+0.11 vs expected), 4 shots, 2 box entries. A clinical finisher. [Off-ball runs, aerials and hold-up under contact need tracking/aerial data.]
Based on 5 matches (137 minutes) — an early read, treat with caution until more minutes are logged. He profiles as a pressing forward / transition runner — best used in a system built around that identity.
His biggest room for growth is transition — even a modest improvement there would meaningfully lift his overall pressing forward profile.
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