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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
Attacking Midfielder
LM
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches19%Shot attempts96%Goals99%
Chances created92%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions2%

Major League Soccer Playoff 2024

1
Goals
1
Assists
5
Started
5
Matches
441
Minutes played
7.40
Rating
1
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Dec 7

LA Galaxy
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Dec 1

Orlando City
0-1
84
0
0
0
0
7.6

Nov 23

New York City FC
0-2
89
0
0
0
0
7.0

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
New York Red Bulls

Dec 7

Major League Soccer Playoff
LA Galaxy
2-1
90’
6.8

Dec 1

Major League Soccer Playoff
Orlando City
0-1
84’
7.6

Nov 23

Major League Soccer Playoff
New York City FC
0-2
89’
7.0
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
2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 43%
  • 49Shots
  • 10Goals
  • 8.05xG
2 - 2
Shot typeRight footSituationPenaltyResultGoal
0.79xG0.95xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,799

Shooting

Goals
9
Expected goals (xG)
7.96
xG on target (xGOT)
9.70
Penalty goals
6
Non-penalty xG
3.23
Shots
49
Shots on target
21

Passing

Assists
4
Expected assists (xA)
2.67
Successful passes
490
Pass accuracy
83.2%
Accurate long balls
28
Long ball accuracy
63.6%
Chances created
41
Successful crosses
8
Cross accuracy
14.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
38
Dribble success
54.3%
Touches
953
Touches in opposition box
60
Dispossessed
20
Fouls won
32
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
11
Tackles won %
73.3%
Duels won
90
Duels won %
51.7%
Aerial duels won
5
Aerial duels won %
27.8%
Interceptions
5
Blocked
12
Fouls committed
8
Recoveries
72
Possession won final 3rd
21
Dribbled past
13

Discipline

Yellow cards
2
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches19%Shot attempts96%Goals99%
Chances created92%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions2%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

New York Red BullsJan 2024 - now
24
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)