Leeds United’s Pontus Jansson is the highest rated defender in the Championship.
Blackburn’s Danny Graham in action with Leeds’ Pontus Jansson
Leeds United centre-back Pontus Jansson has made quite an impact since signing for the club in the transfer window.
The Swedish international is on loan from Torino with a view to a permanent switch, and it is imperative they get the deal over the line.
Just how good he has been has been measured via the statistics related to his performances.
Opta powered website whoscored.com rate Jansson as the very best defender in the Championship, and the third best player in the division as a whole.
Jansson has an overall performance rating of 7.77 out of 10, the highest of any defender.
Brighton’s Lewis Dunk
The nearest to him is Lewis Dunk of Brighton at 7.74, followed by Ipswich Town’s Christophe Berra – 7.67.
Jansson has made six Championship appearances for Leeds, winning an average of 2.2 tackles per game, and making an average of 3.2 interceptions.
All of this has come while completing 86 per cent of his passes, and blocking more than one shot per match.
The nearest Leeds player to Jansson is Kyle Bartley, rated at 7.26, with Pablo Hernandez scoring 7.03.
The only Championship players rated more highly than Jansson are Brighton’s Anthony Knockeart – 7.99, and Barnsley’s Connor Hourihane – 7.98.
Rajiv van La Parra of Huddersfield Town in action with Pontus Jansson of Leeds United
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