Defender

Aji Alese

Sunderland
England
25 yrs
192 cm
Preferred foot: Left

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Appearances: 1
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 7.30

Age25

Date of birth17 Jan 2001

Height192 cm

Weight–

Preferred footLeft

Market value€680K

Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Football League Trophy

Sunderland U21

Appearances / Starts1 / 1

Minutes90

Rating7.30

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)1 (0)

Passes · accuracy56 · 88%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 1

Duels won5 / 11

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 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 balls6

Accurate crosses0

Touches83

Possession lost10

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won3

Ground duels won2

Clearances12

Ball recoveries5

Fouls won0

Fouls committed2

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
22 Sep 2026	Accrington Stanley – Sunderland U21	6–4	90'	7.3
18 Jul 2026	York City – Sunderland	1–5	–	–
7 Feb 2026	Preston North End – Portsmouth	1–0	12'	6.5
31 Jan 2026	Portsmouth – West Bromwich Albion	3–0	–	–
11 Jan 2025	Sunderland – Stoke City	1–2	59'	6.7
5 Jan 2025	Sunderland – Portsmouth	1–0	45'	6.6
1 Jan 2025	Sunderland – Sheffield United	2–1	90'	6.7
29 Dec 2024	Stoke City – Sunderland	1–0	23'	6.9
26 Dec 2024	Blackburn Rovers – Sunderland	2–2	–	–
21 Dec 2024	Sunderland – Norwich City	2–1	14'	6.5
14 Dec 2024	Swansea – Sunderland	2–3	–	–
10 Dec 2024	Sunderland – Bristol City	1–1	63'	6.8
7 Dec 2024	Sunderland – Stoke City	2–1	79'	7.3
29 Nov 2024	Sheffield United – Sunderland	1–0	13'	6.3
26 Nov 2024	Sunderland – West Bromwich Albion	0–0	22'	6.8

Career and transfers

5 clubs · 5 moves · total fees 590k €

Jun 2026

Portsmouth To: Sunderland

Loan return
Jan 2026

Sunderland To: Portsmouth

Loan
Jul 2022

West Ham U21 To: Sunderland

Transfer 590k €
Feb 2021

West Ham U21 To: Cambridge

Loan
Sep 2019

West Ham U21 To: Accrington

Loan

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Football League Trophy	Sunderland U21	1 (1)	90	0	1	7.30

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

Player profile

Championship 2024 · percentile among defenders (200 players)

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12 matches · 709 min

Aji Alese: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.27	30
Interceptions / 90 min	0.76	25
Clearances / 90 min	4.57	52
Aerials won / 90 min	1.40	23
Duels won	45.3%	4
Pass accuracy	82.8%	63
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	46
Rating	6.83	35

How do we calculate this?