#22 boardHigh-involvement creative No. 8Age 21

Valentín Barco

Across 2,171 published minutes for RC Strasbourg Alsace in 2025/26 Ligue 1, Valentín Barco profiles here as a high-involvement creative No. 8. The three numbers to note are big-chance creation at 0.58 per 90 (97th percentile), passing volume at 64.34 per 90 (98th percentile) and duel win rate in the 94th percentile. One-versus-one completion lands in the 40th percentile. That measures execution, not how often he is asked to attack his defender.

ArgentinaChelsea · reviewed 2026-08-26Premier League2,171 senior minutes

Performance sample details

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

Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0. Commons file · License

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

Leading signal 1

Big chances created per 90

97th

Leading signal 2

Passes

98th

Leading signal 3

Duel win rate

94th

Context flag

Dribble success

40th percentile · review with role and video context.

Headline output

Current release window

Apps: 27
Starts: 24
Minutes: 2,171
Goals: 2
Assists: 4
G+A /90: 0.25
Non-penalty xG per 90: 0.14 /90
xA per 90: 0.22 /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.

Central MidfieldPartial evidence

Visual signatureCM

Published player profile50th percentile reference

Exact evidence

Published role-axis percentile

0–100

Key passes per 9080thpercentile
Big chances created per 9097thpercentile
Dribble success40thpercentile
Duel win rate94thpercentile
Pass completion82ndpercentile

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.

Passes

64.34 /90

Percentile98th

Crosses

4.27 /90

Percentile89th

Clearances

0.46 /90

Percentile11th

Completed passes

55.55 /90

Percentile98th

Fouls won

2.53 /90

Percentile89th

Aerial wins

0.37 /90

Percentile16th

Long passes

4.81 /90

Percentile91st

Key passes

1.66 /90

Percentile80th

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

High-involvement creative No. 8

Central Midfield

Long-pass volume at 4.81 per 90 also stands out, ranking in the 91st percentile. The numbers describe his actions on the ball; film still has to place him in a two or three and test the work around them.

Why he catches the eye

Big chances created per 9097
Duel win rate94
Passes98

What to test on film

Dribble success40

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

Petar Sučić

Inter Milan · Serie A

Profile-shape /100

Board rank: #194
Score: 63.3
Age: 22

Shared high signal: Distribution

Mean profile-percentile gap: 2.9 mean percentile pts lower
Estimated value tier: €50–69m1 tier higher 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

74.1

Senior minutes

2,171

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 28 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.

Attacking & creation

12 measures

Accurate crosses

1.16 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Big chances created

0.58 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Cross accuracy

27.2%

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Crosses

4.27 /90

89th

percentile

Dribble success

45.0%

40th

percentile

Key passes

1.66 /90

80th

percentile

Shot accuracy

40.7%

73rd

percentile

Shots

1.12 /90

38th

percentile

Shots on target

0.46 /90

50th

percentile

Dribble attempts

2.49 /90

64th

percentile

Successful dribbles

1.12 /90

63rd

percentile

Fouls won

2.53 /90

89th

percentile

Possession & distribution

6 measures

Passes

64.34 /90

98th

percentile

Completed passes

55.55 /90

98th

percentile

Long passes

4.81 /90

91st

percentile

Accurate long passes

2.74 /90

91st

percentile

Long-pass accuracy

56.9%

61st

percentile

Dispossessed per 90

1.29 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

44th

percentile

Defending & duels

8 measures

Tackles

2.28 /90

68th

percentile

Interceptions

0.62 /90

32nd

percentile

Clearances

0.46 /90

11th

percentile

Defensive shot blocks

0.08 /90

—

percentile

Value verified · comparable percentile pending

Duels

10.70 /90

45th

percentile

Duels won

6.14 /90

73rd

percentile

Aerial wins

0.37 /90

16th

percentile

1v1 containment

0.54 /90

81st

percentile

Discipline

1 measures

Fouls committed per 90

0.99 /90

Lower is better · percentile shown favourably

75th

percentile

Chance quality · Understat

5 measures

xG per 90

0.14 /90

57th

percentile

Non-penalty xG per 90

0.14 /90

57th

percentile

xA per 90

0.22 /90

79th

percentile

xG chain per 90

0.70 /90

73rd

percentile

xG buildup per 90

0.45 /90

66th

percentile

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 32 published metric definitions

Published metric definitions, measurement units and data sources
Metric	Definition	Unit	Calculation	How to read it	Source
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
Big chances created	Provider-classified big chances created, normalized for playing time.	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
Cross accuracy	Share of attempted crosses 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
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
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
Key passes	Passes that directly create a shot, normalized for playing time.	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
Shot accuracy	Share of attempted shots that were on target.	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
Shots	Shots 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
Shots on target	Shots on target 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
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
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
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
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
Ball security	Times the player lost possession to an opponent challenge, 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
Tackles	Tackles 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
Interceptions	Opponent passes intercepted 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
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
Discipline	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
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 7 reviewed historical observations, alongside the separate model estimate and likely-sale range.

Scout estimate

~€40m

€25–49m tier

Rounded Wonderkid Scout estimate · 2026-07-18

Likely-sale range

Not calibrated

Model-led only

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

2021-06-11€13M last recorded point2024-05-27

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 10 reviewed records, newest first.

RC Strasbourg AlsaceChelsea
2026-08-02 · Permanent · Fee not reported
BrightonR. Strasbourg
2025-07-02 · Permanent · €10M
R. StrasbourgBrighton
2025-06-30 · Return from loan · Fee not reported
BrightonR. Strasbourg
2025-02-02 · Loan · Fee not reported
Sevilla FCBrighton
2025-02-01 · Return from loan · Fee not reported
BrightonSevilla FC
2024-08-23 · Loan · Fee not reported
Boca JuniorsBrighton
2024-01-20 · Permanent · €9.2M
Boca Juniors IIBoca Juniors
2023-07-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
CABJ U20Boca Juniors II
2021-01-01 · Permanent · Fee not reported
CABJ JVCABJ U20
2020-01-01 · 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

59'

0G · 0A

vs Stade Brestois 29

2026-05-13 · Ligue 1 · Started

Peer-level opponent sample

90'

1G · 0A

vs OGC Nice

2026-04-04 · Ligue 1 · Substitute

Lighter opponent sample

32'

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 · Substitute

Lighter opponent sample

25'

0G · 0A

vs RC Lens

2026-02-27 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Olympique Lyon

2026-02-22 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Olympique Marseille

2026-02-14 · Ligue 1 · Started

Stronger opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

vs Le Havre AC

2026-02-08 · Ligue 1 · Started

Lighter opponent sample

90'

0G · 0A

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

Position group: Midfielder
Position: CM

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: 2,171 min
Role measures: 5
Requested role coverage: 28 measuresPartial

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