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Defender

Aaron Essel

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Appearances
20
918 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.10
Assists
0
Average rating
6.88
Age21
Date of birth30 Jul 2005
Height176 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€240K
Contract until30 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts18 / 8
Minutes708
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)4 (2)
Passes · accuracy373 · 81%
Key passes4
Tackles / Interceptions14 / 13
Duels won58 / 93
Successful dribbles6
Yellow cards / Red cards8 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.46 / 0.23
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion25%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls31
Accurate crosses2
Touches544
Possession lost111
Dispossessed3
Aerial duels won25
Ground duels won33
Clearances34
Ball recoveries33
Fouls won13
Fouls committed18
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)50.21
Top speed (km/h)33.94
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes210
Rating7.55
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy87 · 75%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions4 / 5
Duels won17 / 21
Successful dribbles3
Yellow cards / Red cards2 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls8
Accurate crosses0
Touches132
Possession lost28
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won14
Clearances8
Ball recoveries13
Fouls won7
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking40
Technical50
Tactical49
Defending55
Creativity43

Characteristics

Strengths

16

Weaknesses

18

National team

  • Ghana1 caps · 0 goals · debut May 2025

Recent matches

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 4 moves
  1. Transfer Undisclosed
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 24 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)20
Average rating6.91
Last match rating6.527 Sep 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 6.91 Mar 2026 May 2026 Sep 2026 6.5

Last 10 matches

6.5 7.5 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 USL Championship Sacramento Republic FC 18 (8) 708 1 0 6.80
2026 US Open Cup Sacramento Republic FC 2 (2) 210 0 0 7.55

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Scottish Premiership 2024 · percentile among midfielders (115 players)

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50 xA 50 Key passes 20 Completed passes 70 Pass accuracy 67 Progressive carries 47 Successful dribbles 17 Tackles + interceptions 78 Rating 31

15 matches · 842 min

Aaron Essel: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
xA / 90 min 0.00
50
Key passes / 90 min 0.64
20
Completed passes / 90 min 31.0
70
Pass accuracy 78.8%
67
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
47
Successful dribbles / 90 min 0.32
17
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min 3.63
78
Rating 6.73
31

How do we calculate this?