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Jan Paul van Hecke
BrightonPremier LeagueBorn 8 Jun 200025 yrs · 189 cm · 6'2" · 79 kg · 174 lb€32M
CB
Defender
3
Goals
4
Assists
107
Apps
9,160
Mins
2
Clubs
All senior competitions incl. national team · 5 seasons
Aggressive Dutch centre-back with above-average box threat for Brighton
€32M
Transfer market value · Transfermarkt
Updated May 2025 · Peak €32M Dec 2024
— Peak— 0% past year
All Competitions
2
Goals
3
Assists
36
Started
38
Matches
3,207
Minutes
6.3
Rating
9
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Own halfAttacking
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32 matches · 3,036 touches
20 appearances
| Date | Comp | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | YC | RC | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 |  | WOL (H) | W 3–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| May 2 | | NEW (A) | L 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Apr 21 | | CHE (H) | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Apr 18 | | TOT (A) | D 2–2 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Apr 11 | | BUR (A) | W 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Mar 21 | | LIV (H) | W 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Mar 14 | | SUN (A) | W 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Mar 4 | | ARS (H) | L 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Mar 1 | | NOT (H) | W 2–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Feb 21 | | BRE (A) | W 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
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Senior career
MP
G
A
Rtg
🏴
Manchester City
Jul 2022 – present
131
111
17
7.82
🇩🇪
Borussia Dortmund
Jan 2020 – Jun 2022
89
86
23
7.91
🇦🇹
RB Salzburg
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
27
29
6
7.54
🇳🇴
Molde FK
Jul 2017 – Dec 2018
50
20
6
6.80
National team
MP
G
A
Rtg
🇳🇴
Norway
Sep 2019 – present
36
32
8
7.45
MP = Matches playedG = GoalsA = Assists
Per 90 mins · vs positional peers · Premier League
Newcastle
Rayo Vallecano
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
Manchester CityCompositesavg: 9
npG + Assists0.15
10
npG + AssistsCombined attacking output excluding penalties
npxG0.09
9
npxGNon-penalty expected goals
Shot Involvement0.94
13
Shot InvolvementTotal involvement in shot-creating situations
Big Chance Inv.0.12
5
Big Chance Inv.Involvement in high-xG (>0.35) situations
Shooting Efficiencyavg: 22
npxG per Shot0.14
68
npxG per ShotShot quality — higher means better chance selection
Goals - npxG-0.03
-10
Goals - npxGFinishing quality — positive means clinical
Shots on Target0.28
7
Shots on TargetShots requiring a save or resulting in a goal
Progressionavg: 60
Progressive Actions13.64
100
Progressive ActionsCombined ball advancement actions
Passes in Final Third10.39
100
Passes in Final ThirdPasses completed in the attacking third
Ball Recovery3.25
41
Ball RecoveryTimes regained possession from the opposition
Carries into Final 3rd—
0
Carries into Final 3rdDirect ball progression into dangerous areas
Receivingavg: 46
Touches83.28
100
TouchesTotal touches on the ball
Backward Passes4.58
31
Backward PassesPasses played backward to retain possession
Chances Created0.28
6
Chances CreatedKey passes leading to a shot
Carryingavg: 38
Possession Lost9.98
100
Possession LostTimes possession was lost to the opposition
Turnovers0.41
10
TurnoversBall lost through errors or tackles
Dispossessed0.13
4
DispossessedTimes lost the ball to a tackle or challenge
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