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Vitaly Janelt

Vitaly JaneltCM#27

Brentford·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

28 years(10/05/1998)1,84mleftGermany, Bosnia-HerzegovinaContract until 30/06/2030

7.10Rating33 matches in 12 months
€16.00mMarket value#16 in Brentford

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag01.116.7
Premier Leag09.116.7
Premier Leag22.116.4
Premier Leag03.126.9
Premier Leag06.126.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov
7.20Dec
7.20Jan
7.30Feb
Mar
Apr
6.70May
Jun
Jul
7.20Aug
7.50Sep
6.70Oct

Key statsEFL Cup · Premier League · UEFA Nations League

Goals20.23 / 90
xG0.860.12 / 90
Assists10.11 / 90
xA0.170.02 / 90
Shots70.79 / 90
Shots on target343%
Key passes91.02 / 90
Pass accuracy83.7%

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

ATTACKING61TECHNIQUE66TACTICAL67DEFENDING61CREATIVITY68

Player Position average

Attacking61
Technique66
Tactical67
Defending61
Creativity68

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

CMDMAttack →

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+1.4

Goals xG · total 3 / 1.6

Assists vs xA

+0.0

Assists xA · total 4 / 4.0

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 22.02.2026
Missed matches7last 12 months
National teamGermany U21 logoGermany U2110 caps · 0 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€16.00mHighest: €22.00m (19/12/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
EFL CupBrentford logoBrentford26/2721617.00—111—
Premier League logoPremier LeagueBrentford logoBrentford26/2776307.232—241
UEFA Nations LeagueGermany logoGermany26/2712———0——
Transfers10
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
03/10/202020/21VfL BochumBrentford€600k€675k
01/07/201818/19LeipzigVfL Bochum€150k€600k
30/06/201817/18VfL BochumLeipzigEnd of loan€600k
09/01/201716/17LeipzigVfL Bochumloan transfer€125k
15/07/201616/17RB Leipzig U19Leipzig--
01/07/201515/16RB Leipzig U17RB Leipzig U19--
01/07/201414/15Hamburg U17RB Leipzig U17€100k-
01/07/201313/14HSV Yth.Hamburg U17--
01/07/201010/11SSC Hagen Yth.HSV Yth.free transfer-
01/07/200707/08Bargfeld Yth.SSC Hagen Yth.free transfer-

Market value

€16.00m Current€22.00m Highest · 19/12/202303/06/2026 Last change
€22.00m
22.07.201603.06.2026
#16 Brentford#62 Defensive Midfield#44 Germany#298 Premier League#790 Worldwide#49 Year 1998
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
22/07/201618RB Leipzig€125k
23/01/201718VfL Bochum€125k
27/06/201719VfL Bochum€350k
22/01/201819VfL Bochum€600k
19/06/201820VfL Bochum€600k
08/01/201920VfL Bochum€450k
12/06/201921VfL Bochum€450k
25/09/201921VfL Bochum€600k
13/12/201921VfL Bochum€750k
08/04/202021VfL Bochum€675k
15/10/202022Brentford FC€600k
22/12/202022Brentford FC€1.80m
10/03/202122Brentford FC€3.50m
30/06/202123Brentford FC€7.00m
05/10/202123Brentford FC€10.00m
23/12/202123Brentford FC€10.00m
29/03/202223Brentford FC€12.00m
15/06/202224Brentford FC€14.00m
03/11/202224Brentford FC€16.00m
20/06/202325Brentford FC€20.00m
19/12/202325Brentford FC€22.00m
27/05/202426Brentford FC€22.00m
16/12/202426Brentford FC€22.00m
30/05/202527Brentford FC€20.00m
09/12/202527Brentford FC€18.00m
03/06/202628Brentford FC€16.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLBrentford763020.860.8600.17452.68
2025EPLBrentford25142110.750.7543.8112216.33

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.