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Umar Sadiq Mesbah
ValenciaLa LigaBorn 2 Feb 199728 yrs · 192 cm · 6'4" · 85 kg · 187 lb€5M
CF
Attacker
25
Goals
6
Assists
81
Apps
3,492
Mins
3
Clubs
All senior competitions incl. national team · 8 seasons
High-output Nigerian striker thriving on efficiency and off-ball work
€5M
Transfer market value · Transfermarkt
Updated Jun 2025 · Peak €18M Oct 2021
▼ 72% from peak
All Competitions
12
Goals
4
Assists
8
Started
23
Matches
2,561
Minutes
6.7
Rating
10
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Own halfAttacking
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22 matches · 534 touches
20 appearances
| Date | Comp | Opponent | Result | Min | G | A | YC | RC | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 |  | COR (A) | L 3–1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Aug 25 | | BET (H) | L 0–1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aug 22 | | CEL (H) | D 0–0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| May 23 | | BAR (H) | W 3–1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| May 17 | | RSO (A) | W 3–4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| May 14 | | RAY (H) | D 1–1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| May 10 | | BIL (A) | W 0–1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| May 2 | | ATM (H) | L 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Apr 25 | | GIR (H) | W 2–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Apr 21 | | MAL (A) | D 1–1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
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Senior career
MP
G
A
Rtg
🏴
Manchester City
Jul 2022 – present
131
111
17
7.82
🇩🇪
Borussia Dortmund
Jan 2020 – Jun 2022
89
86
23
7.91
🇦🇹
RB Salzburg
Jan 2019 – Dec 2019
27
29
6
7.54
🇳🇴
Molde FK
Jul 2017 – Dec 2018
50
20
6
6.80
National team
MP
G
A
Rtg
🇳🇴
Norway
Sep 2019 – present
36
32
8
7.45
MP = Matches playedG = GoalsA = Assists
Per 90 mins · vs positional peers · Premier League
SC Freiburg
Espanyol
Fulham
Burnley
OsasunaCompositesavg: 15
npG + Assists—
0
npG + AssistsCombined attacking output excluding penalties
npxG0.22
22
npxGNon-penalty expected goals
Shot Involvement1.47
21
Shot InvolvementTotal involvement in shot-creating situations
Big Chance Inv.0.40
16
Big Chance Inv.Involvement in high-xG (>0.35) situations
Shooting Efficiencyavg: 43
npxG per Shot0.16
79
npxG per ShotShot quality — higher means better chance selection
Goals - npxG+0.11
37
Goals - npxGFinishing quality — positive means clinical
Shots on Target0.47
12
Shots on TargetShots requiring a save or resulting in a goal
Progressionavg: 14
Progressive Actions2.61
22
Progressive ActionsCombined ball advancement actions
Passes in Final Third1.47
18
Passes in Final ThirdPasses completed in the attacking third
Ball Recovery1.14
14
Ball RecoveryTimes regained possession from the opposition
Carries into Final 3rd—
0
Carries into Final 3rdDirect ball progression into dangerous areas
Receivingavg: 25
Touches34.90
44
TouchesTotal touches on the ball
Backward Passes4.28
29
Backward PassesPasses played backward to retain possession
Chances Created0.07
1
Chances CreatedKey passes leading to a shot
Carryingavg: 69
Possession Lost14.51
100
Possession LostTimes possession was lost to the opposition
Turnovers1
25
TurnoversBall lost through errors or tackles
Dispossessed2.47
82
DispossessedTimes lost the ball to a tackle or challenge
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