Comparing Jules Kounde’s 2019-20 stats to Man Utd’s current centre-backs
The transfer window has only just closed, but already Manchester United are being linked with future moves for defenders, with Sevilla‘s Jules Kounde the newest name to emerge.
The 21-year-old Frenchman caught the eye of Europe’s biggest clubs after playing a starring role in Sevilla’s Europa League triumph last term. ESPN report that he’s now on United’s shortlist for defensive reinforcement, a hot topic after shipping 11 goals from their first three Premier League games.
But how does he compare to what they’ve already got? We’ve compared Kounde’s 2019-20 La Liga stats to the corresponding Premier League data of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof.
For Eric Bailly, who only made one league start last term, we’ve taken a look at the last season he played over 1000 minutes – 2017/18.
Successful tackles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Eric Bailly – 1.5 (68.1%)
Harry Maguire – 1.0 (71.4%)
Jules Kounde – 0.9 (75%)
Victor Lindelof – 0.8 (88.8%)
Successful aerial duels per 90 minutes (success rate)
Harry Maguire – 4.6 (70.7%)
Jules Kounde – 3.7 (63.7%)
Victor Lindelof – 2.8 (66.6%)
Eric Bailly – 1.5 (65.2%)
Interceptions per 90 minutes
Eric Bailly – 2.3
Harry Maguire – 1.9
Jules Kounde – 0.9
Victor Lindelof – 0.8
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Fouls per 90 minutes
Harry Maguire – 0.9
Eric Bailly – 0.9
Jules Kounde – 0.8
Victor Lindelof – 0.6
Clearances per 90 minutes
Eric Bailly – 5.0
Harry Maguire – 4.1
Victor Lindelof – 3.5
Jules Kounde – 3.4
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Passing accuracy
Harry Maguire – 86.7%
Victor Lindelof – 86.5%
Eric Bailly – 86.2%
Jules Kounde – 85.9%
Goals
Jules Kounde – 1
Harry Maguire – 1
Victor Lindelof – 1
Eric Bailly – 1
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