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Forwards#7
Breel Embolo
Group BUEFARennes
86
Caps
24
Goals
29
Age
February 14, 1997
184 cm
Height
Among Forwards at the 2026 World Cup
Percentile rank vs 312 players in this position.
Caps90%
Goals87%
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Open dataComputed from free, open event data — per-90 rates and percentiles vs. positional peers.
StatsBomb Open Data · FIFA World Cup 2022 & FIFA World Cup 2018 · 8 matches · 474 min sample
Attacking
Goals
2
0.38 per 90
Assists
1
0.19 per 90
xG79
2.6
0.49 per 90
Shots
10
1.90 per 90
Key passes
4
0.76 per 90
Possession
Pass completion62
76%
Progressive passes19
8
1.52 per 90
Progressive carries38
18
3.42 per 90
Carries
123
23.35 per 90
Defending
Tackles36
3
0.57 per 90
Interceptions61
3
0.57 per 90
Pressures59
82
15.57 per 90
Blocks
4
0.76 per 90
Clearances
3
0.57 per 90
Discipline
Fouls committed
5
0.95 per 90
Fouls won
18
3.42 per 90
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
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Caps, goals and club from official squad lists; photo, date of birth and height from FIFA. Official FIFA squad page · Squad data as of Jun 11, 2026