Jan Paul van Hecke is a centre back for Brighton & Hove Albion (World Cup), aged 26. Over the 2026 season, Jan Paul van Hecke's standout numbers are Aerial Duels Won (92nd percentile), Clearances (89th percentile), Blocked Shots (86th percentile) when measured against players in a comparable role across Europe's top five leagues.

The most statistically similar player is Willi Orbán of RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, a 99.74% match, followed by James Hill and Leopold Querfeld. These comparisons weigh 9 defensive metrics on a per-90 basis and rank every candidate by percentile-vector similarity, so a match reflects a shared statistical profile rather than raw totals.