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Emil Forsberg

New York Red Bulls
179 cm
Height
10
Shirt
33 years
Oct 23, 1991
Right
Preferred foot
Sweden
Country
€5.2M
Market value
Position
Primary
Left Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder
CM
LM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches20%Shot attempts97%Goals100%
Chances created93%Aerial duels won3%Defensive actions2%

Major League Soccer Playoff 2024

1
Goals
1
Assists
2
Started
2
Matches
178
Minutes played
7.84
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 19

Azerbaijan
6-0
24
0
0
0
0
6.5

Nov 16

Slovakia
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Nov 3

Columbus Crew
7-6
90
1
1
0
0
8.6

Oct 29

Columbus Crew
0-1
88
0
0
1
0
7.0

Oct 20

Columbus Crew
2-3
90
2
0
0
0
8.9

Oct 6

Atlanta United
2-1
31
0
0
1
0
6.5

Oct 3

Toronto FC
1-4
62
1
0
0
0
8.1

Sep 29

New York City FC
1-5
32
0
0
0
0
6.5

Jun 30

DC United
2-2
4
0
0
0
0
-

Jun 8

Serbia
0-3
62
0
0
0
0
6.6
Sweden

Nov 19

UEFA Nations League C Grp. 1
Azerbaijan
6-0
24’
6.5

Nov 16

UEFA Nations League C Grp. 1
Slovakia
2-1
Bench
New York Red Bulls

Nov 3

Major League Soccer Playoff
Columbus Crew
7-6
90’
8.6

Oct 29

Major League Soccer Playoff
Columbus Crew
0-1
88’
7.0

Oct 20

Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
2-3
90’
8.9
2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 44%
  • 45Shots
  • 10Goals
  • 7.54xG
2 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationPenaltyResultGoal
0.79xG0.95xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,536

Shooting

Goals
9
Expected goals (xG)
7.47
xG on target (xGOT)
9.58
Penalty goals
6
Non-penalty xG
2.74
Shots
45
Shots on target
20

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
2.50
Successful passes
431
Pass accuracy
82.7%
Accurate long balls
25
Long ball accuracy
61.0%
Chances created
37
Successful crosses
6
Cross accuracy
13.6%

Possession

Successful dribbles
36
Dribble success
54.5%
Touches
844
Touches in opposition box
55
Dispossessed
18
Fouls won
29
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
10
Tackles won %
76.9%
Duels won
81
Duels won %
52.3%
Aerial duels won
3
Aerial duels won %
25.0%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
10
Fouls committed
7
Recoveries
65
Possession won final 3rd
18
Dribbled past
12

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches20%Shot attempts97%Goals100%
Chances created93%Aerial duels won3%Defensive actions2%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

New York Red BullsJan 2024 - now
21
10
RB LeipzigJan 2015 - Dec 2023
325
71
Malmö FFJan 2013 - Jan 2015
86
28
GIF SundsvallMay 2009 - Dec 2012
106
27

National team

SwedenJan 2014 - now
90
21
Sweden U19Aug 2009 - Oct 2011
3
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

RB Leipzig

Germany
2
DFB Pokal(22/23 · 21/22)
1
Super Cup(23/24)

Malmö FF

Sweden
2
Super Cup(2014 · 2013)
2
Allsvenskan(2014 · 2013)