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Full nameEmil Riis Jakobsen
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityDenmark
Age28
Date of birth24 Jun 1998
BirthplaceHobro
Height190 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubBristol City
Centre-forward
44
Appearances
9
Goals
2
Assists
2924
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Bristol City.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Championship449229246.57
FA Cup2311258.45
League Cup100456.9

Scout report

Solid contributorCentre-forward

E. Riis is a 28-year-old centre-forward at Bristol City, rated 51.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 297th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (70.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.34 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Riis.

Judged on this season alone, Riis graded 33 — a solid campaign that ranks top 31% of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 9 goals and 2 assists in 44 appearances (0.339 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 33). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52, 43rd of 66 of the 66 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 28 Riis is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22
Current potential43rd of 66 centre-forwards · ChampionshipCurrent seasonTop 31% centre-forwards · Championship20th-best centre-forward in the Championship297th in the Championship · potential43rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Championship
51.5
Ratingi
43rd of 66 centre-forwards
33.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
70.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.34
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Bristol City finished 12th of 24 · a mid-table side

9
Goals
2
Assists
11
G+A
0.2
Goals / app

9 goals in 44 appearances (0.2 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 2 assists for 11 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 70.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 51.5, Riis carries the 43rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 66. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.34 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× 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.