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B. Embolo

Solid contributorRennes · 29 yrs

Profile

Full nameBreel Donald Embolo
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySwitzerland
Age29
Date of birth14 Feb 1997
BirthplaceYaoundé
Height187 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubRennes
Centre-forward
31
Appearances
9
Goals
3
Assists
1872
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Rennes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1319318726.71
Coupe de France3201707.03
Friendlies Clubsat Monaco100906.7

Scout report

Solid contributorGoal-getting Centre-forward

B. Embolo is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Rennes, rated 53.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 235th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (63% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Embolo.

Judged on this season alone, Embolo graded 44 — a strong campaign that ranks top 29% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1, on 9 goals and 3 assists in 31 appearances (0.577 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 36 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 53, 25th of 35 of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 1. At 29 Embolo is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Embolo is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Remarkably consistent
Current potential25th of 35 centre-forwards · Ligue 1Current seasonTop 29% centre-forwards · Ligue 110th-best centre-forward in the Ligue 1235th in the Ligue 1 · potential25th-highest potential centre-forward in the Ligue 1
53.1
Ratingi
25th of 35 centre-forwards
44.3
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
63%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.58
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Rennes finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

9
Goals
3
Assists
12
G+A
0.29
Goals / app

9 goals in 31 appearances (0.29 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.39 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.43 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 53.1, Embolo carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 1 of 35. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.