Middlesbrough · Championship← BackMaximilian Arfsten has been a standout in the League Cup this season, making four appearances and logging 228 minutes. He has not scored or assisted, but his offensive contribution is evident through six key passes, which translates to 2.37 key passes per 90 minutes, far above the defender baseline of 0.56. Arfsten’s defensive work is also superior, with 11 tackles and two interceptions, equating to 4.34 tackles per 90 minutes versus the baseline of 1.65. His dribbling success rate is impressive, achieving 3.16 successful dribbles per 90 minutes compared to the baseline of 0.36. With a 7.0 average match rating and a 0% conversion rate from his single shot, Arfsten’s overall performance demonstrates that he creates more chances and disrupts play more effectively than the typical defender in this competition.
Maximilian Arfsten has played 278 minutes across 5 appearances in Championship, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.06, converting 0% of 1 shots and averaging 6.94 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Lankshear | F | 6 | 456 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 43% | 6 | 81% | 2 | 40% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35% | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | 5.2 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | M | 5 | 281 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 40% | 3 | 89% | 5 | 83% | 7 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| Aidan Morris | M | 4 | 308 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 94% | 2 | 100% | 8 | 4 | 4 | 58% | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.55 | – |
| Kyle Joseph | F | 6 | 278 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12% | 5 | 69% | 3 | 20% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 42% | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 4.8 |
| Alfie Jones | D | 4 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 94% | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | – |
| Luke Ayling | D | 6 | 545 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 89% | 1 | 25% | 7 | 3 | 2 | 53% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.48 | 6.3 |
| Callum Brittain | D | 6 | 488 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 83% | 11 | 61% | 8 | 3 | 1 | 47% | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 5.0 |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0% | 3 | 91% | 3 | 60% | 8 | 5 | 5 | 63% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | – |
| Sebastian Berhalter | M | 6 | 449 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 12 | 85% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 4 | 2 | 55% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 | 3.4 |
| Neto Borges | D | 6 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 89% | 3 | 100% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 58% | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 4.9 |
| Morgan Whittaker | M | 5 | 421 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0% | 10 | 89% | 6 | 46% | 8 | 4 | 1 | 48% | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | – |
| Radek Vitek | G | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 84% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.90 | – |
| Leo Castledine | M | 5 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 83% | 3 | 43% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45% | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 | – |
| Maximilian Arfsten | D | 5 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 87% | 8 | 80% | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | – |
| Myles Peart-Harris | M | 4 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 90% | 3 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 73% | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Riley McGree | M | 4 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 83% | 1 | 33% | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | – |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 83% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.25 | – |
| Abdoulaye Kanté | M | 1 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 96% | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 2 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 86% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | – |
| Tommy Conway | F | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 87% | 1 | 50% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| George Edmundson | D | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| David Strelec | F | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| Finlay Cartwright | M | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Cruz Ibeh | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Middlesbrough | Championship | 3 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 89% | 6 | 8 | 0 | 73% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.77 |
| 2026/27 | Middlesbrough | League Cup | 2 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 85% | 2 | 6 | 2 | 68% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug | v West Brom | W | 50 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| 25 Aug | a Doncaster | W | 57 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 22 Aug | a Blackburn | L | 77 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 15 Aug | v Lincoln | W | 27 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 07 Aug | v Wrexham | W | 67 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |