"Calm, composed, collected" – that's how Ngoyo Konsa once described his own defending style after joining Arsenal from Aston Villa, as praised by the Arsenal official website.

The defender has been a mainstay in the Birmingham club's defense, helping Aston Villa grow from a relegation-threatened team to a Europa League winner in seven years.

As he transfers back to the capital, we analyze why Ngoyo Konsawill be an indispensable part of Arsenal's defense and his importance for the 2026/27 season.

Ngoyo Konsais difficult for opponents to bypass. In the 2025/26 season, among all defenders who played more than 30 matches, he was only dribbled past 4 times, ranking second lowest.

This trend can be traced back to his Premier League debut in 2019. In 231 Premier League appearances, he was only dribbled past 37 times by opponents, averaging just 0.17 times per 90 minutes.

Saka has already praised Ngoyo Konsa's performance in one-on-one defending, and his tackle success rate is equally impressive.

OPTA analyzed Ngoyo Konsa's "true tackle" success rate. "True tackle" attempts consist of successful tackles, unsuccessful tackles, and tackle fouls. A successful tackle means regaining possession or the ball going out of play in a safe position; an unsuccessful tackle means the player attempted a tackle but did not touch the ball.

In this statistical metric, Ngoyo Konsa made 294 true tackles with a success rate of 74.8%. Since his Premier League debut in August 2019, his success rate ranks second among all defenders, only behind Pinnock of Brentford.

Furthermore, Ngoyo Konsa is not afraid to block shots with his body. In the 2025/26 season, he completed 29 blocks, ranking ninth among all Premier League players.

Arteta's team emphasizes possession and control of the game.

Ngoyo Konsa has stated that he enjoys being involved in possession, and statistics show that he is one of the most technically skilled defenders.

Last season in the Premier League, only 3 players completed more successful passes in their own half than Ngoyo Konsa, who completed a total of 1337 successful passes. His total successful passes reached 2003, ranking seventh among all Premier League players in the 2025/26 season.

In addition, Ngoyo Konsa ranked in the top ten last season with 151 line-breaking passes into the attacking third, more than any other Arsenal defender. This demonstrates his ability to drive offensive play forward.

The new signing had a passing accuracy of 95.5% in the 2025/26 season, leading the Premier League among players who played over 100 minutes.

Even more impressively, Ngoyo Konsa's passing accuracy under pressure from opponents also reached 93.8%, ranking first in the league.

Over the past 3 seasons, he completed 2167 passes under high pressure, ranking fourth among all players during the same period. This also corroborates his statement about being calm and composed when in possession.

In the 2025/26 season, Ngoyo Konsa was a consistent performer for Aston Villa, but how did his overall season compare to Arsenal's defense?

He made 34 Premier League appearances, the most among all his new teammates.

Although he won fewer duels than Thiago Gabriel and Saliba, his 67.1% success rate in duels was the highest among Arsenal defenders.

In terms of passing, Ngoyo Konsa's passing accuracy was also the highest among Arsenal defenders, as was his total number of successful passes.

In his first interview, Ngoyo Konsa stated: "It's good to be able to play in multiple positions. I can play at right-back and centre-back. But for me, ultimately, wherever the coach puts me, I will do my duty and do my best."

Ngoyo Konsa is another Arsenal defender who has demonstrated multi-positional versatility at the top level.

In his 9046 minutes for Aston Villa, he spent 77% of his time as a centre-back, with the rest as a right-back in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

During his time with the England national team, he also adapted to play other positions in the defensive line as needed, including left centre-back and left-back.

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