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Emil Forsberg

New York Red Bulls
179 cm
Height
10
Shirt
32 years
Oct 23, 1991
Right
Preferred foot
Sweden
Country
€5.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Left Midfielder
Others
Right Midfielder, Central Midfielder, Right Winger, Attacking Midfielder
RM
CM
LM
RW
AM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches29%Shot attempts98%Goals99%
Chances created94%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions2%

Major League Soccer 2024

7
Goals
3
Assists
14
Started
17
Matches
1,238
Minutes played
7.71
Rating
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Oct 3

Toronto FC
1-4
63
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

Jun 5

Denmark
2-1
0
0
0
0
0
-

Jun 2

Orlando City
1-0
81
0
0
0
0
6.9

May 30

Charlotte FC
3-1
89
2
0
0
0
9.2

May 19

New York City FC
2-1
21
0
0
0
0
6.7

May 16

DC United
1-4
76
0
1
0
0
7.8

May 12

New England Revolution
4-2
83
1
0
0
0
8.2
New York Red Bulls

Oct 3

Major League Soccer
Toronto FC
1-4
63’
8.1

Sep 29

Major League Soccer
New York City FC
1-5
32’
6.5

Jun 30

Major League Soccer
DC United
2-2
4’
-
Sweden

Jun 8

Friendlies
Serbia
0-3
62’
6.6

Jun 5

Friendlies
Denmark
2-1
Bench
2024

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 44%
  • 39Shots
  • 7Goals
  • 5.45xG
1 - 4
Shot typeRight footSituationPenaltyResultGoal
0.79xG0.78xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,237

Shooting

Goals
7
Expected goals (xG)
5.42
xG on target (xGOT)
7.39
Penalty goals
4
Non-penalty xG
2.27
Shots
39
Shots on target
17

Passing

Assists
3
Expected assists (xA)
2.14
Successful passes
385
Pass accuracy
83.7%
Accurate long balls
21
Long ball accuracy
63.6%
Chances created
31
Successful crosses
6
Cross accuracy
16.2%

Possession

Successful dribbles
32
Dribble success
55.2%
Touches
732
Touches in opposition box
47
Dispossessed
14
Fouls won
26

Defending

Tackles won
6
Tackles won %
66.7%
Duels won
69
Duels won %
53.9%
Aerial duels won
2
Aerial duels won %
20.0%
Interceptions
4
Blocked
8
Fouls committed
5
Recoveries
50
Possession won final 3rd
16
Dribbled past
8

Discipline

Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches29%Shot attempts98%Goals99%
Chances created94%Aerial duels won6%Defensive actions2%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

New York Red BullsJan 2024 - now
17
7
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 - Aug 2024
89
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)