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Sofiane Boufal

Union St.Gilloise
170 cm
Height
23
Shirt
31 years
Sep 17, 1993
Right
Preferred foot
Morocco
Country
€6.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Attacking Midfielder
Others
Central Midfielder, Striker, Left Winger
CM
AM
ST
LW

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches97%Shot attempts73%Goals0%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won36%Defensive actions80%

First Division A 2024/2025

0
Goals
3
Assists
9
Started
17
Matches
676
Minutes played
6.96
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

May 10

Anderlecht
0-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Mar 29

Royal Antwerp
5-1
14
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 15

Genk
2-1
74
0
0
0
0
7.6

Mar 9

Standard Liege
3-0
84
0
0
0
0
7.1

Mar 1

FCV Dender EH
4-1
13
0
1
0
0
7.5

Feb 23

Anderlecht
0-2
61
0
0
1
0
7.3

Feb 20

Ajax
1-2
61
0
1
1
0
7.9

Feb 16

KV Mechelen
0-1
13
0
0
1
0
6.8

Feb 13

Ajax
0-2
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jan 11

Sporting Charleroi
1-2
0
0
0
0
0
-
Union St.Gilloise

May 10

First Division A Playoff Championship Group
Anderlecht
0-1
Bench

Mar 29

First Division A Playoff Championship Group
Royal Antwerp
5-1
14’
6.3

Mar 15

First Division A
Genk
2-1
74’
7.6

Mar 9

First Division A
Standard Liege
3-0
84’
7.1

Mar 1

First Division A
FCV Dender EH
4-1
13’
7.5
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 15%
  • 13Shots
  • 0Goals
  • 0.54xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultBlocked
0.03xG-xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 676

Shooting

Goals
0
Expected goals (xG)
0.55
xG on target (xGOT)
0.35
Non-penalty xG
0.55
Shots
13
Shots on target
2

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
2.61
Successful passes
248
Pass accuracy
80.0%
Accurate long balls
15
Long ball accuracy
68.2%
Chances created
19
Successful crosses
9
Cross accuracy
39.1%

Possession

Successful dribbles
26
Dribble success
49.1%
Touches
502
Touches in opposition box
27
Dispossessed
13
Fouls won
19

Defending

Tackles won
9
Tackles won %
56.2%
Duels won
62
Duels won %
49.2%
Aerial duels won
1
Aerial duels won %
25.0%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
46
Possession won final 3rd
6
Dribbled past
6

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other attacking midfielders/wingers
Touches97%Shot attempts73%Goals0%
Chances created98%Aerial duels won36%Defensive actions80%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Union St.GilloiseSep 2024 - now
24
0
Al-RayyanFeb 2023 - Sep 2024
14
4
AngersOct 2020 - Jan 2023
57
13
Southampton (back from loan)Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
25
1
Celta Vigo (on loan)Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
35
3
SouthamptonAug 2016 - Jul 2018
59
4
LilleJan 2015 - Aug 2016
51
15
AngersAug 2012 - Jan 2015
54
4
Angers BJul 2004 - Jun 2014

Youth career

Southampton U23Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
1
0

National team

MoroccoJan 2015 - Mar 2024
40
7
* Number of goals and matches before 2006 may be inaccurate in some cases.
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