#243 boardDefensively active left-backAge 20 · as of 2026-10-10

Oliver Scarles

In a 661-minute published sample for West Ham United in the Premier League during 2025/26, Oliver Scarles shows the early outline of a defensively active left-back. Tackle output in the 96th percentile shapes the role. He also posts interception output in the 95th percentile and duel win rate in the 91st percentile. Wide-service completion is the weaker note in the 3rd percentile, although target quality and delivery type still need context.

EnglandWest Ham United · data review 2026-10-10Championship661 senior minutes

Performance sample details

West Ham United · Premier League · 2025/26. Current registration and the team behind the published statistics are shown separately.

Score rebuilt: 2026-10-10
Latest data review: 2026-10-10
Performance evidence through: 2026-07-18
Performance sample: West Ham United · Premier League · 2025/26

Leading signal 1

Tackles per 90

96th

Leading signal 2

Interceptions per 90

95th

Leading signal 3

Duel win rate

91st

Context flag

Cross accuracy

3rd percentile · review with role and video context.

Headline output

Comparable evidence through 2026-07-18

Apps: 13
Starts: 9
Minutes: 661
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
G+A /90: 0.14

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.

Left-BackPartial evidence

Visual signatureLB

Published player profile50th percentile reference

Exact evidence

Published role-axis percentile

0–100

Tackles per 9096thpercentile
Interceptions per 9095thpercentile
Duel win rate91stpercentile
Cross accuracy3rdpercentile
Key passes per 9032ndpercentile

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.

Clearances

4.08 /90

Percentile87th

Long passes

5.85 /90

Percentile88th

Dribble success

22.2%

Percentile2nd

Duels won

6.26 /90

Percentile82nd

Accurate long passes

2.45 /90

Percentile87th

Successful dribbles

0.27 /90

Percentile5th

1v1 containment

1.23 /90

Percentile19th

Completed passes

30.09 /90

Percentile59th

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

Defensively active left-back

Left-Back

Long-pass volume at 5.85 per 90 also stands out, ranking in the 88th percentile. Film must test his defensive recovery and how he shares the flank with the winger.

Why he catches the eye

Tackles per 9096
Interceptions per 9095
Duel win rate91

What to test on film

Cross accuracy3
Key passes per 9032

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

No sufficiently comparable public role shape is available in this release.

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

60.7

Senior minutes

661

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 · PartialAdvanced-metric coverage is partial with 18 reviewed percentiles; unavailable measures are omitted.

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.

Attacking & creation

6 measures

Dribble attempts

1.23 /90

36th

percentile

Successful dribbles

0.27 /90

5th

percentile

Dribble success

22.2%

2nd

percentile

Fouls won

0.95 /90

53rd

percentile

Crosses

4.63 /90

89th

percentile

Accurate crosses

0.41 /90

33rd

percentile

Possession & distribution

6 measures

Passes

37.44 /90

58th

percentile

Completed passes

30.09 /90

59th

percentile

Pass accuracy

80.4%

55th

percentile

Long passes

5.85 /90

88th

percentile

Accurate long passes

2.45 /90

87th

percentile

Long-pass accuracy

41.9%

54th

percentile

Defending & duels

6 measures

Clearances

4.08 /90

87th

percentile

Defensive shot blocks

0.14 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Duels

10.21 /90

59th

percentile

Duels won

6.26 /90

82nd

percentile

Aerial wins

0.95 /90

48th

percentile

1v1 containment

1.23 /90

19th

percentile

Discipline

1 measures

Fouls committed per 90

0.95 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

66th

percentile

Published performance sample: West Ham United · Premier League · 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 19 published metric definitions

Published metric definitions, measurement units and data sources
Metric	Definition	Unit	Calculation	How to read it	Source
Dribble attempts	Dribbles 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
Successful dribbles	Dribbles completed successfully, 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
Dribble success	Share of attempted dribbles completed successfully.	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
Fouls won	Fouls drawn 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
Crosses	Crosses 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 crosses	Completed crosses delivered 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
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
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
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
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
Clearances	Defensive clearances made 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
Defensive shot blocks	Shots or passes blocked 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
Duels	Ground and aerial duels contested 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
Duels won	Ground and aerial duels won 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
Aerial wins	Aerial duels won 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
1v1 containment	Times an opponent completed a dribble past the player, 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
Fouls committed per 90	Fouls committed by the player, 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

Source seasonNot carried per metric

Release captured2026-10-10

Source data-through2026-07-18

Release captured identifies the score release date. Source data-through identifies the completed comparable performance window; individual source observations can predate it. 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 7 reviewed historical observations, alongside the separate model estimate and likely-sale range.

Scout estimate

~€8m

€5–9m tier

Rounded Wonderkid Scout estimate · as of 2026-10-10

Likely-sale range

Not calibrated

Model-led only

The likely-sale range is our dated estimate—not a reported asking price or guaranteed transaction value.

Market evidence

No dated anchor

A range will appear only after player-specific evidence is reviewed.

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

2022-11-03€12M last recorded point2026-10-10

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 5 reviewed records, newest first.

West Ham U21West Ham
2025-01-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
West Ham U18West Ham U21
2023-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
West Ham Yth.West Ham U18
2021-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
Chelsea YouthWest Ham Yth.
2017-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
West Ham Yth.Chelsea Youth
2014-07-01 · 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 · UnavailableRecent-match coverage is unavailable in this release; this is not a reviewed finding of zero appearances.

Recent-match coverage is unavailable for this release. This does not mean the player made zero recent appearances.

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

Position group: Defender
Position: LB

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-250-2026-10-10. 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.

Moderate evidence

A meaningful reviewed sample with some coverage limits still visible.

Senior sample: 661 min
Role measures: 5
Requested role coverage: 18 measuresPartial

Completed comparable performance evidence through 2026-07-18. Grade presentation follows the reviewed evidence state attached to this score rebuild.