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#53CB

Marvin Young

Age 21 · Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie

Stats: Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie · 2025/26

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70.0
#69CB

Matte Smets

Age 22 · KRC Genk · Belgian Pro League

Stats: Genk · Belgian Pro League · 2025/26

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69.0

Scores rebuilt 2026-10-10 · latest club review 2026-10-10 · completed comparable evidence through 2026-07-18. Early 2026/27 pulses remain a separate evidence layer.

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Immediate directional edges before the full visual comparison.

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Model signal
Marvin Young70.0Marvin Young edgeMatte Smets69.0
Current proprietary board signal on the same 0–100 scale.
Role-shape edge
Marvin Young1 edgeMatte Smets edgeMatte Smets2 edges
5 shared published role measures; a five-point gap marks a clear edge.
Senior exposure
Marvin Young2,970Matte Smets edgeMatte Smets3,510
Verified senior minutes in the current release snapshot.

Role-aware verdict · CB

Matte Smets holds the broader CB edge

5 meaningful role-shape advantages to 2. The largest separation is Distribution.

7 shared dimensions
Distribution26 pt edge
6894
Long distribution18 pt edge
7795
Ball security17 pt edge
7390
Box defending8 pt edge
6371
Defensive activity8 pt edge
7163
Marvin YoungMatte Smets
Performance percentile shape
Shared reviewed role-cohort measures on a consistent percentile scale. Internal score construction remains private.
Football percentile comparisonRadar chart comparing Marvin Young and Matte Smets on their shared published football metrics, independently of the proprietary Wonderkid Score model.PassingLong passingDuels wonTacklesinterception_volumeClearances
Marvin YoungMatte Smets

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Senior record
Club output through the completed-evidence cutoff of 2026-07-18.
MeasureMarvin YoungMatte Smets
Wonderkid Score7069
Board rank#53#69
Age2122
Estimated transfer worth~€6m~€10m
Valuation tier€5–9m€10–24m
Appearances3339
Starts3339
Senior minutes2,9703,510
Goals01
Assists11
PositionCentre-BackCentre-Back
Evidencestrongstrong
Shared advanced metrics
Display values with role-percentile context where available.
MeasureMarvin YoungMatte Smets
Passes53.64 /90 · 65th74.97 /90 · 96th
Pass accuracy89.1% · 73rd91.4% · 90th
Long passes6.45 /90 · 62nd9.95 /90 · 95th
Accurate long passes3.67 /90 · 81st5.90 /90 · 98th
Long-pass accuracy56.8% · 88th59.3% · 93rd
Duels8.00 /90 · 46th7.31 /90 · 33rd
Duels won4.67 /90 · 53rd4.28 /90 · 38th
Duel win rate58.3% · 56th58.6% · 57th
Aerial wins1.76 /90 · 36th1.90 /90 · 43rd
Interceptions1.70 /90 · 82nd1.44 /90 · 69th
Clearances6.24 /90 · 75th7.00 /90 · 87th
Defensive shot blocks0.76 /90 · 51st0.79 /90 · 55th
1v1 containment0.58 /900.33 /90
Tackles2.18 /90 · 81st1.79 /90 · 64th
Fouls committed per 901.12 /90 · 43rd0.56 /90 · 88th
Completed passes47.79 /90 · 67th68.54 /90 · 96th
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