Roméo LaviaCM#45

Chelsea·UEFA Youth League·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

22 years(06/01/2004)1,81mrightBelgium, GhanaContract until 30/06/2030

6.81Rating26 matches in 12 months

€22.00mMarket value#20 in Chelsea

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.6

UEFA Champio05.116.6

Premier Leag01.036.8

Premier Leag04.036.6

FA Cup07.036

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

6.50Mar

6.80Apr

6.80May

Jun

Jul

7.10Aug

7.00Sep

6.80Oct

Club matchesChelsea

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Recent results

18 Sept · 20:00English Premier LeagueA

Brentford—Prediction 12 Sept · 15:00English Premier LeagueH

Hull City—Prediction 09 Sept · 20:00League CupH

Leeds—Prediction 06 Sept · 16:30English Premier LeagueA

Arsenal1:2Prediction 30 Aug · 14:00English Premier LeagueH

BrightonW4:3Prediction

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup

Goals10.18 / 90

xG1.230.55 / 90

Assists10.18 / 90

xA0.180.08 / 90

Shots20.36 / 90

Shots on target2100%

Key passes40.72 / 90

Pass accuracy90.8%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking50

Technique53

Tactical50

Defending45

Creativity55

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.009%

xG0.0518%

Shots0.7213%

Shots on target0.001%

Conversion %09%

Big chances missed0.0090%

Dribbles0.7252%

Fouls won1.9190%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.008%

xA0.1365%

Key passes0.241%

Big chances created0.2459%

Accurate passes62.7998%

Pass accuracy %92.699%

Final third passes15.0486%

Long balls2.8690%

Crosses0.007%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.9152%

Interceptions1.1980%

Clearances0.9531%

Aerial duels won0.7241%

Duels won5.2560%

Recoveries4.7758%

Dribbled past0.00100%

Fouls1.9110%

Errors leading to goal0.0060%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 83 midfielders · Premier League · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 377′

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82%

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Moisés CaicedoChelsea · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.15Rating3G1A24age 76%

Kobbie MainooMan Utd · Midfield - Central Midfield6.88Rating1G2A21age 76%

Sandro TonaliTottenham · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.92Rating0G2A26age 75%

Carlos BalebaMan Utd · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.64Rating0G0A22age 75%

Daichi KamadaCrystal Palace · Midfield - Central Midfield6.85Rating0G0A30age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.5

-0.3

00.3

25/26

-0.2

11.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 1 / 1.5

Assists vs xA

-0.6

-0.4

00.4

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.6

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 12.05.2026

Missed matches20last 12 months

National teamBelgium1 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2030

Market value€22.00mHighest: €50.00m (09/10/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Belgium	26/27	4	217	7.10	—	1	1	2	—
Premier League	Chelsea	26/27	4	262	6.95	1	—	1	1	—
EFL Cup	Chelsea	26/27	1	22	6.60	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers5

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
18/08/2023	23/24	Southampton	Chelsea	€62.10m	€32.00m
06/07/2022	22/23	Man City U21	Southampton	€22.26m	€2.00m
01/01/2021	20/21	Man City U18	Man City U23	-	-
01/07/2020	20/21	Anderlecht U18	Man City U18	?	-
01/07/2019	19/20	Anderlecht Yth.	Anderlecht U18	-	-

Market value

€22.00m Current€50.00m Highest · 09/10/202303/06/2026 Last change

05.10.202103.06.2026

#16 Belgium#20 Chelsea#43 Defensive Midfield#225 Premier League#513 Worldwide#43 Year 2004

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
05/10/2021	17	Manchester City U23	€1.00m
15/06/2022	18	Manchester City U23	€2.00m
15/09/2022	18	Southampton FC	€25.00m
03/11/2022	18	Southampton FC	€25.00m
20/06/2023	19	Southampton FC	€32.00m
09/10/2023	19	Chelsea FC	€50.00m
19/12/2023	19	Chelsea FC	€50.00m
14/03/2024	20	Chelsea FC	€40.00m
27/05/2024	20	Chelsea FC	€35.00m
16/12/2024	20	Chelsea FC	€40.00m
30/05/2025	21	Chelsea FC	€40.00m
17/10/2025	21	Chelsea FC	€35.00m
09/12/2025	21	Chelsea FC	€30.00m
09/03/2026	22	Chelsea FC	€25.00m
03/06/2026	22	Chelsea FC	€22.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Chelsea	3	201	1	1.23	1.23	0	0.18	2	2	1.3
2025	EPL	Chelsea	12	366	0	0.28	0.28	0	0.42	3	1	3.3

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.