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Brighton & Hove Albion · Defender · Netherlands · 2,331 min
Jan Paul van Hecke (Defender) is listed with Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League 24/25.
Profile data: 2,331 minutes · 26 appearances.
Ballity’s highest-rated qualified roles in this profile are Ball-Playing CB (Great), Reader CB (Great), Stopper CB (Average). These are model assessments of tactical roles.
Ballity Grade: 6.41, ranked 7 of 66 centre backs in Premier League 24/25. This is a model score, not a match statistic.
Ratings and comparisons apply to the season shown. Missing measures are not treated as zero.
Basics
Position
CB
Age
—
Height
189 cm
Foot
Right
Apps
26
Minutes
2,331
Estimated market value
Ballity grade
6.41
/10
#7 of 66 centre backs
League rank · this competition
Season output
Goals
1
#13 of 67 centre-backs
70.90th percentile
Assists
0
#19 of 67 centre-backs
36.60th percentile
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Peer context vs centre-backs.
Team touch share among centre-backs with match data.
21.6% team touches
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
79.4%Also 80.4 touches/90
Match-event strength (duels / retention).
73.5%
High among centre-backs
vs centre-backs
32.6/100
#901 of 1,989
Specialist
Structural weakness
No weakness
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