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Sunderland

Luke O'Nien

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
England
Height
174 cm
Games
8
6 starts
Minutes
578
72 a game
Goals
0
0.5 xG
Assists
0
0.9 xA

Player profile

578 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Attacking, duel-winning centre-back

O'Nien gets forward like few centre-backs for Sunderland: he shoots, gets into the box and sets up chances, and he wins his duels and headers. He intercepts very little and his passing is less accurate than the group's. From 578 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Quality chances created. xA 0.14 per 90 (top 2% of centre-backs) and key passes 0.78 (top 5%).

  • Box presence. Shots 1.25 per 90 (top 7%) and touches in the box 1.87 (top 8%).

  • Wins his duels. Duels won 67.3% (top 12%) and aerials won 2.96 (top 17%).

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. Interceptions 0.47 per 90, 2nd percentile.

  • Less accurate passing. Pass accuracy 83.9%, 17th percentile.

Similar players

  • Matthias Ginter FreiburgKey passes 95 v 97 and touches in the box 92 v 95.
  • Dávid Hancko Atlético MadridShots 93 v 93 and passes into the final third 83 v 82.
  • Raphaël Le Guen BrestTouches in the box 92 v 93 and shots 93 v 98.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 9 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, right (12%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 40%, Middle third 47%, Final third 12%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Premier League4278000.330.330.14736.34
Europa League2180000.120.120.77127.46
EFL Cup2120000.000.000.01007.09

8 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.81
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.9 v Leeds United, 25 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.