Vitaly Janelt

Brentford Defensive Midfielder Also CM

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Height: 184 cm
Shirt: 27
Age: 28
Preferred foot: Left
Country: Germany
Market value: €17.2m
Contract end: 30 June 2030

Premier League

EFL Cup

UEFA Nations League A

Premier League · 2026–2027

7Apps

7Starts

630Minutes

2Goals

0Assists

0.53xG

0.60xA

7.4Rating

2026–2027 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	Rating
Premier League	Brentford	7	2	7.4
EFL Cup	Brentford	1	0	7.5
UEFA Nations League A	Germany	1	0	—

Recent matchesFull log →

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Liverpool	L 1–2	90	·	·	5.7
10 Oct	@ Aston Villa	D 2–2	90	·	·	7.1
01 Oct	vs Serbia	W 2–0	2	·	·	—
18 Sep	vs Chelsea	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.2
12 Sep	@ AFC Bournemouth	D 2–2	90	·	·	8.0
05 Sep	vs Sunderland	D 1–1	90	1	·	7.9

Player profile CM

Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in Premier League. 50 = average.

Market value€17.2m

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	2	0.29	87
xG	0.53	0.08	70
xGOT	1.16	0.17	87
xG excl. penalty	0.53	0.08	70
Shots	4	0.57	29
Shots on target	2	0.29	64

Physical

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Top Speed	31.80	31.8	58
Total Distance Covered	83154.30	11879.2	64
Running	17984.30	2569.2	45
Sprinting	1510.10	215.7	71
Number of Sprints	72	10.3	72

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.60	0.09	56
Accurate passes	248	35.4	33
Pass accuracy	82.9%	—	30
Accurate long balls	13	1.86	52
Long ball accuracy	59.1%	—	64
Line-breaking passes	74	10.6	52
Chances created	5	0.71	30
Successful crosses	8	1.14	87
Cross accuracy	53.3%	—	93

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	2	0.29	28
Dribbles success rate	100.0%	—	100
Duels won	30	4.29	36
Duels won %	49.2%	—	41
Aerials won	5	0.71	35
Aerials won %	62.5%	—	68
Touches	421	60.1	41
Touches in opposition box	7	1.00	49
Dispossessed	4	0.57	59
Fouls won	2	0.29	16

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	89	12.7	86
Tackles	21	3.00	81
Interceptions	22	3.14	97
Blocked scoring attempt	5	0.71	83
Fouls committed	12	1.71	38
Recoveries	29	4.14	38
Possession won final 3rd	4	0.57	70
Dribbled past	12	1.71	12
Clearances	12	1.71	64
Clean sheets	2	0.29	75
Goals conceded while on pitch	8	1.14	58
xG against while on pitch	10.09	1.44	55

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	4	0.57	12
Red cards	1	0.14	6

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Premier League.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Liverpool	L 1–2	90	·	·	5.7
10 Oct	@ Aston Villa	D 2–2	90	·	·	7.1
04 Oct	@ Greece	D 0–0	Bench	·	·	—
01 Oct	vs Serbia	W 2–0	2	·	·	—
18 Sep	vs Chelsea	W 3–0	90	·	·	7.2
15 Sep	@ Reading	W 2–1	Bench	·	·	—
12 Sep	@ AFC Bournemouth	D 2–2	90	·	·	8.0
05 Sep	vs Sunderland	D 1–1	90	1	·	7.9
30 Aug	@ Leeds United	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.4
25 Aug	@ Birmingham City	W 6–1	71	·	·	7.5
22 Aug	vs Tottenham Hotspur	W 3–0	90	1	·	★ 8.4
15 Aug	vs Eintracht Frankfurt	W 7–0	90	·	·	6.9
08 Aug	@ Rennes	W 4–2	90	·	·	—
24 May	@ Liverpool	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.2
17 May	vs Crystal Palace	D 2–2	63	·	·	6.7
09 May	@ Manchester City	L 0–3	29	·	·	6.0
02 May	vs West Ham United	W 3–0	Bench	·	·	—
21 Feb	vs Brighton & Hove Albion	L 0–2	45	·	·	5.6
16 Feb	@ Macclesfield FC	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.9
12 Feb	vs Arsenal	D 1–1	90	·	·	6.9
07 Feb	@ Newcastle United	W 3–2	90	1	·	8.6
01 Feb	@ Aston Villa	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.5
25 Jan	vs Nottingham Forest	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.1
17 Jan	@ Chelsea	L 0–2	90	·	·	7.6
10 Jan	@ Sheffield Wednesday	W 2–0	45	·	·	6.6
07 Jan	vs Sunderland	W 3–0	90	·	1	8.0
04 Jan	@ Everton	W 4–2	90	·	2	8.7
01 Jan	vs Tottenham Hotspur	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.6
27 Dec	vs AFC Bournemouth	W 4–1	90	·	·	7.8
20 Dec	@ Wolverhampton Wanderers	W 2–0	90	·	1	8.6
17 Dec	@ Manchester City	L 0–2	90	·	·	7.1
14 Dec	vs Leeds United	D 1–1	80	·	·	7.3
06 Dec	@ Tottenham Hotspur	L 0–2	14	·	·	6.0
03 Dec	@ Arsenal	L 0–2	61	·	·	6.5
29 Nov	vs Burnley	W 3–1	Bench	·	·	—
22 Nov	@ Brighton & Hove Albion	L 1–2	10	·	·	6.1
09 Nov	vs Newcastle United	W 3–1	6	·	·	—
01 Nov	@ Crystal Palace	L 0–2	22	·	·	6.5
28 Oct	@ Grimsby Town	W 5–0	22	·	·	6.4
25 Oct	vs Liverpool	W 3–2	61	·	·	6.5

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026–2027	Brentford	8	2	0	7.4
	Premier League	7	2	0	7.4
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	7.5
▸ 2025–2026	Brentford	30	1	4	6.9
	Premier League	25	1	4	7.0
	FA Cup	2	0	0	7.3
	EFL Cup	3	0	0	6.3
▸ 2024–2025	Brentford	35	1	3	6.7
	Premier League	32	1	3	6.7
	EFL Cup	3	0	0	6.8
▸ 2023–2024	Brentford	42	1	3	7.1
	Premier League	38	1	3	7.1
	FA Cup	2	0	0	7.1
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.8
▸ 2022–2023	Brentford	37	3	1	6.9
	Premier League	35	3	1	6.9
	FA Cup	1	0	0	6.4
	EFL Cup	1	0	0	8.1
▸ 2021–2022	Brentford	35	4	1	7.0
	Premier League	31	4	0	7.0
	FA Cup	2	0	1	6.8
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.8
▸ 2020–2021	Brentford	47	4	3	6.9
	Championship	44	4	3	7.0
	FA Cup	1	0	0	6.1
	EFL Cup	2	0	0	6.5
▸ 2019–2020	Bochum	24	1	2	6.6
	2. Bundesliga	24	1	2	6.6
▸ 2018–2019	Bochum	10	1	0	6.4
	2. Bundesliga	9	1	0	6.4
	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	—
▸ 2017–2018	Bochum	13	0	2	6.8
	2. Bundesliga	13	0	2	6.8
▸ 2016–2017	Bochum	7	0	0	—
	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	—
▸ 2016–2017	RasenBallsport Leipzig ll	6	0	0	—
	Regionalliga	6	0	0	—

Germany U21

Competition	Won	Runner-up
EURO U21 ×1	2021 Hungary/Slovenia	—