Player dossier
Premiership · 2026/2027
Afeez Aremu
Afeez Aremu- Team
- Aberdeen
- Role
- Defensive midfielder
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Date of birth
- 03 Oct 1999 (age 27)
- Shirt number
- 32
- Competition
- Premiership (Scotland)
- Season
- 2026/2027
Season snapshot
7 appearances · 498 minutesDeveloping sampleAll figures cover completed fixtures in this season only.
- Appearances
- 7
- Starts
- 7
- Minutes
- 498
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 3
- Red cards
- Not available
0 unused substitute matchdays
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Counted from match events
Provider rating & details
Provider match ratingAverage rating across 7 rated matches.Third-party match rating. Not used in FootyCabin scores.
6.75
FootyCabin performance
FootyCabin scores compare this player with others in the same role, league and season. Higher scores indicate stronger statistical performance.
Impact Score
52.5/ 100
Slightly above average for their role
Early-season estimate · 7 appearances · 498 minutes as defensive midfielder
Ball Security Score
56.8/ 100
Above average for their role
Compared with defensive midfielders (24)
Defensive Activity Score
93.8/ 100
Among the best in their role
Compared with defensive midfielders (24)
Defensive Reliability Score
25.0/ 100
Below average for their role
Compared with defensive midfielders (24)
How the Impact Score is built
- Duelweight 20%
- 61.1
- Passingweight 25%
- 39.6
- Creationweight 10%
- 6.5
- Defensiveweight 30%
- 76.7
- Ball retentionweight 15%
- 45.1
An experimental in-house model based on available match data. It weights role-relative percentile families and is not an official rating, a definitive measure of player quality, or a prediction.
Playing style
How this player tends to contribute, compared with players in the same role and season. Style, not quality.
Ball-Winning Midfielder
Strong matchWins the ball back often through tackles, interceptions and recoveries.
Why this style
- Tackles per 9095th
- Duel win rate90th
- Ball recoveries per 9080th
Archetypes describe statistical playing style, not player quality. How this is built
Player profile
See where the player ranks compared with others in the same role. A percentile of 80 means the player ranks higher than 80% of the comparison group. Only areas relevant to defensive midfielder are shown.
| Family | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Passing | 39.6 |
| Ball retention | 45.1 |
| Defensive | 76.7 |
| Duel | 61.1 |
| Creation | 6.5 |
| Dribbling | 58.1 |
| Shooting | 18.8 |
Dashed ring marks the defensive midfielder median (50th percentile) across 24 comparable players.
Percentile detail
Compared with Defensive midfielder players in this season24 in reference group
- Passing39.6pctl
- Ball retention45.1pctl
- Defensive76.7pctl
- Duel61.1pctl
- Creation6.5pctl
- Dribbling58.1pctl
- Shooting18.8pctl
Similar players
Players with the most similar statistical playing styles. This compares style, not player quality.
- Mike VestergårdVery similar style100 / 100
Vejle Boldklub · Central midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026 · Ball-Winning Midfielder
Similar in shooting, dribbling, defensive activity. Different in attacking involvement, ball security.
- John BjörkengrenVery similar style99 / 100
Randers FC · Defensive midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026
Similar in attacking involvement, chance creation, shooting. Different in defensive activity, aerial play.
- Bartosz SliszVery similar style99 / 100
Brøndby IF · Defensive midfielder · Superliga 2025/2026 · Ball-Winning Midfielder
Similar in attacking involvement, ball security, dribbling. Different in defensive duels, shooting.
Show 2 more similar players
- Graeme Shinnie Very similar style98 / 100
Aberdeen · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026 · Ball-Winning Midfielder
Similar in ball security, defensive duels, dribbling. Different in attacking involvement, chance creation.
- Mohamad SyllaVery similar style98 / 100
Livingston · Defensive midfielder · Premiership 2025/2026 · Ball-Winning Midfielder
Similar in aerial play, chance creation, shooting. Different in defensive activity, passing.
How similarity works
Similarity compares playing profiles inside the same role family. A score of 92 means the pair is closer than 92% of comparable player pairs. It is not a rating of ability, market value or transfer suitability.
Form & context
Recent form, development and match context from completed fixtures. These figures add context to the scores above and are not official ratings or predictions.
Form
Rising strongly
Detail
Momentum ScoreLast 2 scored matches 61.0 vs earlier 52.7 (+8.3).66.6/ 100
Development
Some upward signs
Detail
Breakout ScoreLooks at recent performances, playing time and starts to spot signs that a player is improving. It is not a prediction.Minutes +8 · Starts 0pp61.2/ 100
Decline
No clear decline
Detail
Decline ScoreLooks for signs that the player's performances and playing time are dropping. It is not a prediction.7 scored matches38.8/ 100
Opposition strength
Around average
Detail
Opposition Difficulty ScoreShows how strong the opponents have been. It is context only and does not change the Impact Score.7 rated opponents51.3/ 100
Efficiency
Too few recorded actions to score
Detail
Efficiency ScoreShows how often the player's actions lead to successful results.Coverage 85%Insufficient sample
Team effect and success rates
Team effect
Compares team points per completed match when the player starts and when he does not. This describes results, not proof that the player caused them.
Insufficient sample. The comparison needs at least 3 completed fixtures in both groups (currently 7 started and 0 not started).
| Metric | Rate |
|---|---|
| Pass accuracy | 82.6% |
| Dribble success rate | 50.0% |
| Duel win rate | 58.9% |
| Aerial duel win rate | Not available |
| Tackle success rate | 60.9% |
| Shot on target rate | Not available |
| Long ball accuracy | 50.0% |
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Methodology
Data source
Match, lineup, event and player statistics come from Sportmonks and are stored per fixture. Only completed fixtures with recorded minutes are aggregated. Announced lineups and future fixtures are excluded.
Per 90 minutes
A per-90 value scales a season total to a full match: total × 90 ÷ minutes played. It is not calculated when minutes are missing or zero.
Missing data
The provider omits some statistics instead of sending a zero. A missing value is shown as "not available" and never converted to 0, so rates and percentiles are only produced where the underlying fields genuinely exist.
Impact Score
The Football Performance Lab Impact Score is an experimental in-house model that combines role-relative percentile families with explicit weights. It is not an official rating and not a measure of transfer value.
Minimum samples
Values are calculated internally from 180 minutes, but a player is only shown publicly with a ranked Impact Score from 360 minutes and 5 appearances, with at least 90% metric coverage and an established role. A single appearance contributes a match impact observation from 30 minutes.