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Atletico MG
icInjury
Shin injury (Dec 3)Expected return: Early May 2025
175 cm
Height
10
Shirt
24 years
Jul 15, 2000
Right
Preferred foot
Brazil
Country
€20M
Market value
Position
Primary
Striker
Others
Attacking Midfielder, Left Winger
AM
LW
ST

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches89%Shot attempts15%Goals39%
Chances created56%Aerial duels won12%Defensive actions19%

Serie A 2024

8
Goals
1
Assists
22
Started
26
Matches
1,998
Minutes played
7.13
Rating
3
Yellow cards
1
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 30

Botafogo RJ
1-3
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Nov 24

Sao Paulo
2-2
83
2
0
0
0
9.1

Nov 21

Botafogo RJ
0-0
45
0
0
0
0
5.7

Nov 16

Athletico Paranaense
1-0
45
0
0
0
0
6.2

Nov 14

Flamengo
0-0
28
0
0
0
0
7.4

Nov 10

Flamengo
0-1
90
0
0
0
0
8.1

Nov 3

Flamengo
3-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.5

Oct 30

River Plate
0-0
73
0
0
0
0
6.8

Oct 23

River Plate
3-0
90
1
0
0
0
8.1

Oct 19

Vasco da Gama
1-1
89
0
0
0
0
7.0
Atletico MG

Nov 30

Copa Libertadores Final Stage
Botafogo RJ
1-3
90’
6.3

Nov 24

Serie A
Sao Paulo
2-2
83’
9.1

Nov 21

Serie A
Botafogo RJ
0-0
45’
5.7

Nov 16

Serie A
Athletico Paranaense
1-0
45’
6.2

Nov 14

Serie A
Flamengo
0-0
28’
7.4
2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 51%
  • 37Shots
  • 8Goals
  • 5.88xG
2 - 2
Shot typeHeaderSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.07xG0.63xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,998

Shooting

Goals
8
Expected goals (xG)
6.06
xG on target (xGOT)
5.78
Penalty goals
1
Non-penalty xG
5.27
Shots
37
Shots on target
19

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.99
Successful passes
729
Pass accuracy
87.3%
Accurate long balls
15
Long ball accuracy
62.5%
Chances created
31
Successful crosses
4
Cross accuracy
23.5%

Possession

Successful dribbles
32
Dribble success
55.2%
Touches
1,164
Touches in opposition box
75
Dispossessed
40
Fouls won
20
Penalties awarded
1

Defending

Tackles won
15
Tackles won %
60.0%
Duels won
87
Duels won %
43.3%
Aerial duels won
10
Aerial duels won %
25.6%
Interceptions
6
Blocked
9
Fouls committed
10
Recoveries
94
Possession won final 3rd
7
Dribbled past
11

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
1

Player traits

Stats compared to other forwards
Touches89%Shot attempts15%Goals39%
Chances created56%Aerial duels won12%Defensive actions19%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Atletico MG (Free transfer)Jul 2023 - now
31
10
Bayer Leverkusen (back from loan)Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
Atletico MG (on loan)Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
60
29
Bayer LeverkusenJul 2018 - Jan 2023
79
9
Vasco da GamaJun 2017 - Jul 2018
35
7

National team

BrazilNov 2023 - Mar 2024
1
0
Brazil U23Nov 2019 - Sep 2023
13
4
Brazil U22Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
5
3
Brazil U17Jan 2017 - Nov 2017
15
5
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

Atletico MG

Brazil
2
Mineiro(2024 · 2023)

Brazil U23

International
1
Summer Olympics(2020 Tokyo)

Brazil U22

International
1
Tournoi Maurice Revello(2019)

Brazil U17

International
1
CONMEBOL U17(2017 Chile)