Willian Pacho (24), Paris Saint-Germain’s center back, continues to impress across Europe. According to DataMB, the Ecuadorian player has one of the best defensive duel win ratios on the continent, while also ranking among the defenders who intercept the most balls in the five major leagues. These statistics illustrate PSG’s quiet transformation at the back.
The DataMB graph speaks for itself: W. Pacho is at the top right of the cloud, where only elite defenders can claim to be. With a defensive duel win rate of over 90% and one of the highest interception volumes in Europe, the former Frankfurt player embodies PSG’s new defensive rigor.
It’s no coincidence that Luis Enrique has made him a pillar of the Parisian game: Pacho doesn’t just defend, he anticipates. His positional intelligence, his reading of the game, and his ability to break lines on the counterattack make him a complete defender, in the mold of Marquinhos and Thiago Silva at their best.
Where many suffer, he sets the tempo. This consistency, combined with a rare composure for his age, confirms that he is no longer just a promising prospect: he is already PSG’s all-risk insurance
