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Lyon

Ruben Kluivert

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Netherlands
Height
187 cm
Games
8
5 starts
Minutes
477
60 a game
Goals
0
0.3 xG
Assists
0
0.0 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Tidy, active centre-back

Kluivert keeps the ball well and is busy defensively, with tackles, interceptions and recoveries all above the 70th percentile for centre-backs. He loses more duels than most, at the 11th percentile, and rarely plays forward or creates. From 387 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Tackling. 1.96 per 90, 74th percentile.

  • Interceptions. 1.63 per 90, 73rd percentile.

  • Recoveries. 4.40 per 90, 72nd percentile.

  • Passing accuracy. 91.2%, 71st percentile.

Areas for development

  • Duels. 48.3% won, 11th percentile.

  • Progression. 3.10 passes into the final third per 90, 11th percentile.

  • Chance creation. 0.16 key passes per 90, 14th percentile.

Similar players

  • Samuel Yohou Le MansPasses into the final third 11 v 10 and key passes 14 v 14.
  • Min-Jae Kim Bayern MünchenKey passes 14 v 8 and tackles 74 v 72.
  • Maxence Lacroix ChelseaPasses into the final third 11 v 13 and pass accuracy 71 v 70.

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

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Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, left (22%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 52%, Middle third 43%, Final third 4%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Ligue 14117000.090.090.00116.35
Europa League4360000.200.200.02206.44

8 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.41
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.3 at Anderlecht, 16 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.