#36 boardLong-distribution goalkeeperAge 20

Mike Penders

Across 2,970 published minutes for RC Strasbourg Alsace in 2025/26 Ligue 1, the evidence currently points to Mike Penders as a long-distribution goalkeeper. Long-pass accuracy at 45.1% (81st percentile) is the role-defining signal, backed by pass completion at 86.1% (96th percentile) and inside-box save volume at 2.27 per 90 (73rd percentile). The evidence is strongest with the ball at his feet. Film must still settle shot-stopping technique, cross control and the space behind the line.

BelgiumChelsea · reviewed 2026-08-26Premier League2,970 senior minutes

Performance sample details

RC Strasbourg Alsace · Ligue 1 · 2025/26. Current registration and the team behind the published statistics are shown separately.

Score as of: 2026-07-18
Identity updated: 2026-08-26
Performance sample: RC Strasbourg Alsace · Ligue 1 · 2025/26

Leading signal 1

Long-pass accuracy

81st

Leading signal 2

Pass completion

96th

Leading signal 3

Box saves per 90

73rd

Context flag

No clear role-critical concern in the published sample

Video review remains essential.

Headline output

Current release window

Apps: 33
Starts: 33
Minutes: 2,970
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
G+A /90: 0.00
Non-penalty xG per 90: 0.00 /90
xA per 90: 0.00 /90

Visual analysis · 01

Performance fingerprint

The canonical five-axis role shape shows the published percentiles; peer bands add selected advanced values and reviewed role-cohort evidence.

Role profile

Five published, position-aware axes form the canonical role shape for this release. Each point is a direct percentile from the validated public player record.

GoalkeeperPartial evidence

Visual signatureGK

Published player profile50th percentile reference

Exact evidence

Published role-axis percentile

0–100

Saves per 9063rdpercentile
Goals conceded per 90 (inverted)49thpercentile
Box saves per 9073rdpercentile
Pass completion96thpercentile
Long-pass accuracy81stpercentile

These published axes describe statistical role shape. They are not Wonderkid Score weights, a talent grade, or a tactical-fit claim.

Peer bands

Current release-window values placed on a 0–100 reviewed role-cohort percentile band. Comparison: Source-specific role cohorts with comparable release-window coverage.

Inside-box save share

69.4%

Percentile78th

Completed passes

36.52 /90

Percentile99th

Inside-box saves

2.27 /90

Percentile73rd

Passes

42.42 /90

Percentile97th

Saves

3.27 /90

Percentile63rd

Pass accuracy

86.1%

Percentile96th

Save-rate proxy

69.7%

Percentile60th

Long passes

9.94 /90

Percentile16th

Markers show percentile position. Raw-value distribution shapes are withheld when reviewed cohort bins are unavailable.

Visual analysis · 02

Data-led scout read

Scout read

The quickest read on the role, the standout numbers and what still needs film.

Data-led

Role identity

Long-distribution goalkeeper

Goalkeeper

Completed-pass volume at 36.52 per 90 adds another credible strength in the 99th percentile. A full video pass must separate shot difficulty from technique and test his decisions when opponents lock the short build-up.

Why he catches the eye

Pass completion96
Long-pass accuracy81
Completed passes99

What to test on film

The published measures do not flag one obvious statistical concern.

Percentile flags open questions; they do not close them. Video, role, opponent quality and tactical context remain essential.

Evidence status · data screen only

Automated data screen

Published metrics support the role and shortlist prompts shown in this release.

Video observation

This profile does not include a completed live or video scouting assessment.

Projection

No ceiling or tactical-fit grade is published without documented human observation.

Visual analysis · 03

Comparable role shapes

Nearby public percentile profiles provide a starting point for comparison, not a claim of equal quality or upside.

Similar public profiles

Profile-shape index is a capped 0–100 similarity index built from distance across the same complete published role dimensions with identical constituent metric sets. It is not a probability and does not claim equal ability, potential, or tactical fit. The mean profile-percentile gap compares the average of those matched dimensions.

Profile similarity

Close role shape

Mio Backhaus

SC Freiburg · Bundesliga

Profile-shape /100

Board rank: #154
Score: 64.4
Age: 22

Shared high signal: Distribution

Mean profile-percentile gap: 9.4 mean percentile pts lower
Estimated value tier: €10–24m1 tier lower than viewed player

Profile Compare

Related role shape

Oleksandr Saputin

Zorya Lugansk · Ukrainian Premier League

Profile-shape /100

Board rank: #92
Score: 67.6
Age: 22

Shared high signal: Ball security

Mean profile-percentile gap: 2.7 mean percentile pts lower
Estimated value tier: Under €5m3 tiers lower than viewed player

Profile Compare

Visual analysis · 04

Development tracking

A transparent baseline now, with verified change over time only when comparable future releases exist.

Development baseline

One verified point is recorded. No trend is shown until a second comparable release exists.

Baseline only

Verified score

72.1

Senior minutes

2,970

Registered role

Why there is no trend yet

The next point appears only after another release passes the same model-definition, coverage-window and publication checks. Until then, this card records a baseline and makes no movement claim.

Deep evidence

Inspect the full record

Metric tables, market context, career records, coverage notes and interpretation guidance remain available without competing with the scouting conclusions above.

Full performance tableAdvanced metrics coverage · ReadyAdvanced-metric coverage is ready with 11 reviewed percentiles, rates and efficiency values.

Advanced performance metrics

Current release-window rates and efficiency signals. Bars show the player's reviewed role-cohort percentile; the printed value remains the primary evidence.

Possession & distribution

6 measures

Long-pass accuracy

45.1%

81st

percentile

Pass accuracy

86.1%

96th

percentile

Passes

42.42 /90

97th

percentile

Completed passes

36.52 /90

99th

percentile

Long passes

9.94 /90

16th

percentile

Accurate long passes

4.48 /90

26th

percentile

Defending & duels

1 measures

Errors leading to goal per 90

0.09 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Goalkeeping

5 measures

Inside-box saves

2.27 /90

73rd

percentile

Goals conceded per 90

1.42 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

49th

percentile

Save-rate proxy

69.7%

60th

percentile

Saves

3.27 /90

63rd

percentile

Inside-box save share

69.4%

78th

percentile

Chance quality · Understat

5 measures

xG per 90

0.00 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Non-penalty xG per 90

0.00 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

xA per 90

0.00 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

xG chain per 90

0.19 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

xG buildup per 90

0.19 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

xG-family source: Understat season observations normalized through soccerdata.

Published performance sample: RC Strasbourg Alsace · Ligue 1 · 2025/26. The club in the profile header is the separately reviewed current registration.

Metric glossary and provenance

Definitions, units and source lineage for the evidence published on this profile.

Inspect 17 published metric definitions

Published metric definitions, measurement units and data sources
Metric	Definition	Unit	Calculation	How to read it	Source
Long-pass accuracy	Share of attempted long passes that were completed.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Pass accuracy	Share of attempted passes that were completed.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Passes	Passes attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Completed passes	Passes completed by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Long passes	Long passes attempted by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Accurate long passes	Completed long passes played by the player, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Errors leading to goal	Provider-recorded errors leading to a goal, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes · lower is better	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Lower raw rate is favourable; the displayed percentile is direction-adjusted	Not carried in public record
Inside-box saves	Saves made against shots from inside the penalty area, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Goals conceded	Goals conceded while the goalkeeper was playing, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes · lower is better	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Lower raw rate is favourable; the displayed percentile is direction-adjusted	Not carried in public record
Save-rate proxy	Share of on-target shots faced that were saved in the published sample.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Saves	Saves made by the goalkeeper, normalized for playing time.	Per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher means more involvement, not automatically better performance	Not carried in public record
Inside-box save share	Share of the goalkeeper’s saves made against shots from inside the penalty area.	Percentage	Published percentage; numerator and denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
xG per 90	Expected-goal value of the player’s shots, normalized for playing time.	xG per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
Non-penalty xG per 90	Expected-goal value of non-penalty shots, normalized for playing time.	Non-penalty xG per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
xA per 90	Expected assists assigned to the player’s key passes, normalized for playing time.	xA per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
xG chain per 90	Expected-goal value of open-play possessions in which the player participated, normalized for playing time.	xG chain per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record
xG buildup per 90	Expected-goal value of open-play possessions involving the player before the shot, excluding the player’s shots and final pass.	xG buildup per 90 minutes	Published rate per 90; numerator and minute denominator are not carried in the public record	Higher percentile is favourable within the stated role cohort	Not carried in public record

Source seasonNot carried per metric

Release captured2026-07-18

Source data-throughNot carried per metric

Release captured identifies this public release; it does not claim that every upstream source was current through that date. Source names remain unavailable because they are not carried per metric in the public record. Percentiles describe position within the stated comparison context. Wonderkid Score inputs, weights and formula remain proprietary and are not disclosed here.

Market evidenceValuation history coverage · ReadyValuation-history coverage is ready with 6 reviewed historical observations, alongside the separate model estimate and likely-sale range.

Scout estimate

~€47m

€25–49m tier

Rounded Wonderkid Scout estimate · 2026-07-18

Likely-sale range

€40M–€55M

Reviewed range

Market evidence

2026-04-29

1 reviewed source

Reviewed anchors

CIES Football Observatory: U23 goalkeeper transfer values
Observed 2026-04-29

The range is an editorial estimate informed by these dated anchors, not a reported asking price or guaranteed transaction value.

The estimate is informed by dated player-specific market or fee evidence, reviewed comparables, and current football evidence. It is not a quoted fee or asking price.

Historical market observations

2022-10-05€1M last recorded point2024-06-04

Market reference universe: the reviewed Transfermarkt public U23 market-value table. Chart source: dcaribou/transfermarkt-datasets (CC0 1.0; Transfermarkt-derived). Historical observations are not current asking prices.

Club-to-club transfer historyTransfer history coverage · ReadyTransfer-history coverage is ready with 8 reviewed records, newest first.

R. StrasbourgChelsea
2026-06-30 · Return from loan · Fee not reported
ChelseaR. Strasbourg
2025-07-28 · Loan · Fee not reported
KRC GenkChelsea
2025-06-01 · Return from loan · Fee not reported
ChelseaKRC Genk
2024-08-28 · Loan · Fee not reported
KRC GenkChelsea
2024-08-27 · Permanent · €20M
Jong GenkKRC Genk
2023-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
KRC Genk U18Jong Genk
2022-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
KRC Genk YouthKRC Genk U18
2021-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported

Source: salimt/football-datasets (Transfermarkt-derived).

Recorded moves may not form a complete career chain. The current club shown above is reviewed separately.

Recent senior involvementRecent matches coverage · PartialRecent-match coverage is partial with 10 reviewed appearances; unavailable match context is omitted.

vs AS Monaco

2026-05-17 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Stade Brestois 29

2026-05-13 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Angers SCO

2026-05-10 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs FC Toulouse

2026-05-03 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs FC Lorient

2026-04-26 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Stade Rennais FC

2026-04-19 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs OGC Nice

2026-04-04 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs FC Nantes

2026-03-22 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Paris FC

2026-03-15 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs AJ Auxerre

2026-03-07 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

Profile context and privacyPublic identity fields, release dates and age-protection boundaries.

Position group: Goalkeeper
Position: GK

Ages are shown only in whole years. Exact birth dates are not published for any player. Under-18 profiles do not display portraits, physical details, or detailed history.

How to read this profileHigh-level onlyInterpretation guidance and limitations without publishing proprietary calculation weights.

Wonderkid Score

A position-aware discovery score informed by performance, age, playing time and competition context. It prioritizes search and comparison; it is not a career prediction.

Percentiles and scout prompts

Percentiles compare current published role evidence. Low involvement is not automatically a weakness; tactics, opponent quality, sample size and video context still matter.

Versioned release

This score is bound to release global-top-250-2026-07-18. A public “what moved” explanation will appear only after a second comparable score, minutes and role snapshot exists.

Youth age context

Verified private cohort windows can be retained as coarse validation bands. The current release does not apply a relative-age score correction. Exact birth dates are never published, and unavailable context is never inferred.

Detailed model weights, internal provider identifiers and raw source payloads are not part of the public profile. Unavailable athletic-tracking, off-ball, contract and event-location evidence is omitted rather than estimated.

Coverage gapsNot scoredImportant scouting dimensions reserved for verified evidence rather than inferred from conventional event totals.

Athletic tracking

Top speed, acceleration, repeat sprinting and contact tolerance require consistent tracking or testing data.

Off-ball intelligence

Movement, scanning, space creation and pressure behaviour require observed location data or reviewed video.

Scout projection

Ceiling, tactical fit and development priorities require a verified human scouting report and longitudinal evidence.

Spatial evidence

Action maps require verified player-linked event coordinates. Territory, off-ball movement and physical maps require tracking data and are never estimated from totals.

Evidence grade

How much reviewed public evidence supports this profile—not a talent grade.

Strong evidence

A strong reviewed sample across the available position benchmarks.

Senior sample: 2,970 min
Role measures: 5
Requested role coverage: 11 measuresPartial

Snapshot 2026-07-18. Grade presentation follows the reviewed evidence state already attached to the profile.