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Replace Jan Paul van Hecke

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What Brighton would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

3

Assists

3

G+A

6

Shots

23

SoT

10

Crosses

23

Fouls won

43

Tackles won

31

Interceptions

45

Attack

0

Creation

0

Progression

80

Role score

67

Transfer fit

72

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Lecce · Serie A · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (86.7469831052894%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+8); cheaper by ~€23.4M; 4 years younger.

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Bournemouth · Premier League · Center Back · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (87.49755637372711%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€18M.

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Jérémy Jacquet

Rennes · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (88.46876418564374%); tactical fit is good; 5 years younger.

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Levante · La Liga · Center Back · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (85.36210436364878%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€34.1M; 3 years younger.

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Keven Schlotterbeck

Augsburg · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (84.63476056486284%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€32.3M.

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Lazio · Serie A · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (82.52973523469728%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€19.5M.

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David Affengruber

Elche · La Liga · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (80.96058371042804%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+14); cheaper by ~€29.9M.

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Valencia · La Liga · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (82.7288319297399%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€35.3M.

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Lecce · Serie A · Center Back · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (85.57742138590253%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-18); cheaper by ~€32.2M.

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Getafe · La Liga · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (78.95288242691498%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+17); cheaper by ~€35.6M.

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Paris FC · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (80.6403378902081%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€23M; 1 years younger.

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Girona · La Liga · Center Back · Age 20

Strong stylistic match (83.84086303717362%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8); cheaper by ~€7M; 5 years younger.

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Ibrahima Konaté

Liverpool · Premier League · Center Back · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (83.37266722497006%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-10).

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Domingos Duarte

Getafe · La Liga · Center Back · Age 31

Strong stylistic match (85.89098740001381%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-17); cheaper by ~€37.1M.

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Ismaëlo Ganiou

Lens · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 21

Strong stylistic match (81.4342814407043%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€28.3M; 4 years younger.

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Sinaly Diomande

Auxerre · Ligue 1 · Center Back · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (79.93502095924498%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€32.5M.

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Eintracht Frankfurt · Bundesliga · Center Back · Age 26

Strong stylistic match (79.14520291626559%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€15M.

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James Tarkowski

Everton · Premier League · Center Back · Age 33

Strong stylistic match (84.76656882843712%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); cheaper by ~€30.8M.

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