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Pau Cubarsí vs Jon Martín: centre-back comparison

Two young LaLiga centre-backs offer a clean test of how defensive context changes the shape of a profile. Build-up security can dominate one statistical read, while aerials, duels and box-defending volume dominate another. The comparison keeps those jobs separate before asking which skill set travels best.

Analysis by Wonderkid Scout Research DeskPublished August 26, 2026
Research Desk evidence comparison
Open interactive comparisonPau Cubarsí profileJon Martín profile

Research Desk brief

The scouting decision behind the numbers

Centre-back evaluation breaks down when low defensive volume is automatically labelled a weakness or high volume is automatically labelled dominance. Possession share, line height and team control all change what a defender is asked to record. Distribution quality and defensive execution therefore need to be read side by side.

First-phase distribution
Use pass security and long-distribution evidence to distinguish safe circulation from pressure-breaking range.
Defensive workload
Read clearances and interceptions as role and team-context signals before assigning a simple winner.
Contact reliability
Compare duel and aerial outcomes with minutes to identify which defensive strengths have the firmer senior base.

Film-room questions

What the public evidence cannot settle alone
Questions for independent match review—not claims inferred from event data.
  1. 01Which defender preserves his passing value when the first build-up lane is pressed away?
  2. 02Do the duel and aerial gaps reflect individual execution or different defensive workloads?
  3. 03Who is better equipped to defend depth without sacrificing control in possession?

Published evidence

One scale, with the role and sample left visible

Score snapshot July 18, 2026
#91CB

Pau Cubarsí

Age 19 · FC Barcelona · LaLiga

Open profile
67.7
#16CB

Jon Martín

Age 20 · Real Sociedad · LaLiga

Open profile
74.8

Head-to-head snapshot

Immediate directional edges before the full visual comparison.

Not a final verdict
Model signal
Pau Cubarsí67.7Jon Martín edgeJon Martín74.8
Current proprietary board signal on the same 0–100 scale.
Role-shape edge
Pau Cubarsí1 edgeJon Martín edgeJon Martín4 edges
5 shared published role measures; a five-point gap marks a clear edge.
Senior exposure
Pau Cubarsí2,709Pau Cubarsí edgeJon Martín2,250
Verified senior minutes in the current release snapshot.

Role-aware verdict · CB

Jon Martín holds the broader CB edge

4 meaningful role-shape advantages to 3. The largest separation is Box defending.

7 shared dimensions
Box defending46 pt edge
2874
Duel strength33 pt edge
4679
Aerial authority32 pt edge
5688
Long distribution26 pt edge
5226
Defensive activity25 pt edge
2954
Pau CubarsíJon Martín
Performance percentile shape
Shared reviewed role-cohort measures on a consistent percentile scale. Internal score construction remains private.
Football percentile comparisonRadar chart comparing Pau Cubarsí and Jon Martín on their shared published football metrics, independently of the proprietary Wonderkid Score model.PassingLong passingDuels wonTacklesinterception_volumeClearances
Pau CubarsíJon Martín
Senior record
Club output and profile context in the current release snapshot.
MeasurePau CubarsíJon Martín
Wonderkid Score67.7074.80
Board rank#91#16
Age1920
Estimated transfer worth~€125m~€26m
Valuation tier€100–149m€25–49m
Appearances3125
Starts3125
Senior minutes2,7092,250
Goals12
Assists00
PositionCentre-BackCentre-Back
Evidencestrongstrong
Shared advanced metrics
Display values with role-percentile context where available.
MeasurePau CubarsíJon Martín
Passes91.99 /90 · 99th54.24 /90 · 67th
Pass accuracy94.9% · 99th91.2% · 88th
Long passes4.09 /90 · 21st2.84 /90 · 6th
Accurate long passes2.36 /90 · 44th1.36 /90 · 11th
Long-pass accuracy57.7% · 91st47.9% · 60th
Duels6.48 /90 · 19th8.24 /90 · 48th
Duels won3.89 /90 · 26th5.40 /90 · 69th
Duel win rate60.0% · 67th65.5% · 89th
Aerial wins2.16 /90 · 56th3.36 /90 · 88th
Interceptions1.00 /90 · 34th1.36 /90 · 63rd
Clearances4.88 /90 · 42nd6.36 /90 · 76th
Defensive shot blocks0.40 /90 · 14th0.96 /90 · 72nd
1v1 containment0.43 /900.16 /90
Tackles1.43 /90 · 40th1.24 /90 · 28th
Discipline0.83 /90 · 67th0.72 /90 · 75th
Completed passes87.34 /90 · 100th49.48 /90 · 72nd
Performance scope
Values use each profile's labelled performance sample. They are not guaranteed to describe the same number of matches, club role or tactical environment.
Identity and club context
Public identity and transfer context are current to . The comparison is a dated research snapshot, not a live feed.
Editorial limit
This page is a Research Desk statistical evidence comparison. It does not claim completed live or video scouting and does not turn a model gap into a final recruitment verdict.

Player data release August 26, 2026

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