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Jan Paul van Hecke

Brighton & Hove Albion
189 cm
Height
29
Shirt
24 years
Jun 8, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Netherlands
Country
€33M
Market value
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches86%Shot attempts51%Goals37%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won73%Defensive actions35%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
31
Started
32
Matches
2,779
Minutes played
6.94
Rating
6
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

May 10

Wolverhampton Wanderers
0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.7

May 4

Newcastle United
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

Apr 19

Brentford
4-2
89
0
0
1
0
5.7

Apr 5

Crystal Palace
2-1
89
0
0
0
1
5.6

Apr 2

Aston Villa
0-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.2

Mar 29

Nottingham Forest
3-4
120
0
0
0
0
7.5

Mar 23

Spain
8-7
120
0
0
0
0
6.9

Mar 20

Spain
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.1

Mar 15

Manchester City
2-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Mar 8

Fulham
2-1
90
1
0
0
0
8.4
Brighton & Hove Albion

May 10

Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers
0-2
90’
7.7

May 4

Premier League
Newcastle United
1-1
90’
7.3

Apr 19

Premier League
Brentford
4-2
89’
5.7

Apr 5

Premier League
Crystal Palace
2-1
89’
5.6

Apr 2

Premier League
Aston Villa
0-3
90’
6.2
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 29%
  • 17Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.27xG
2 - 1
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.09xG0.39xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,779

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.31
xG on target (xGOT)
0.86
Non-penalty xG
1.31
Shots
16
Shots on target
5

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
1.36
Successful passes
1,876
Pass accuracy
88.2%
Accurate long balls
129
Long ball accuracy
52.9%
Chances created
13
Successful crosses
5
Cross accuracy
45.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
5
Dribble success
55.6%
Touches
2,489
Touches in opposition box
30
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
24

Defending

Tackles won
27
Tackles won %
65.9%
Duels won
148
Duels won %
59.7%
Aerial duels won
79
Aerial duels won %
61.7%
Interceptions
23
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
23
Recoveries
122
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
18

Discipline

Yellow cards
6
Red cards
1

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches86%Shot attempts51%Goals37%
Chances created90%Aerial duels won73%Defensive actions35%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Brighton & Hove Albion (back from loan)Jul 2022 - now
89
1
Blackburn Rovers (on loan)Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
32
1
Brighton & Hove Albion (back from loan)Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
SC Heerenveen (on loan)Sep 2020 - Jun 2021
31
1
Brighton & Hove AlbionSep 2020 - Sep 2020
NAC BredaOct 2018 - Sep 2020
16
4

Youth career

Brighton & Hove Albion AcademyOct 2022 - Jun 2023
2
0
NAC Breda Under 19Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
12
1

National team

NetherlandsAug 2024 - now
4
0
Netherlands U21Mar 2022 - Sep 2023
8
0
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