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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
Touches83%Shot attempts57%Goals38%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won72%Defensive actions39%

Premier League 2024/2025

1
Goals
1
Assists
27
Started
28
Matches
2,421
Minutes played
6.99
Rating
5
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

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

Mar 2

Newcastle United
1-2
120
0
0
0
0
7.9

Feb 25

AFC Bournemouth
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.2

Feb 22

Southampton
0-4
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Feb 14

Chelsea
3-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.2
Brighton & Hove Albion

Apr 2

Premier League
Aston Villa
0-3
90’
6.2

Mar 29

FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
3-4
120’
7.5
Netherlands

Mar 23

UEFA Nations League A Championship Playoff
Spain
8-7
120’
6.9

Mar 20

UEFA Nations League A Championship Playoff
Spain
2-2
90’
7.1
Brighton & Hove Albion

Mar 15

Premier League
Manchester City
2-2
90’
6.8
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 31%
  • 16Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.26xG
2 - 1
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.09xG0.39xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,421

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)
1.22
Successful passes
1,643
Pass accuracy
89.0%
Accurate long balls
111
Long ball accuracy
55.2%
Chances created
12
Successful crosses
5
Cross accuracy
50.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Dribble success
50.0%
Touches
2,165
Touches in opposition box
27
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
17

Defending

Tackles won
25
Tackles won %
65.8%
Duels won
128
Duels won %
58.2%
Aerial duels won
69
Aerial duels won %
60.0%
Interceptions
21
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
20
Recoveries
113
Possession won final 3rd
1
Dribbled past
16

Discipline

Yellow cards
5
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches83%Shot attempts57%Goals38%
Chances created88%Aerial duels won72%Defensive actions39%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Brighton & Hove Albion (back from loan)Jul 2022 - now
85
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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