Michael Obafemi is a young, 23-year-old Irishman playing the position of striker for Millwall in the Championship league. The Republic of Ireland national exhibits some promising capabilities but not without areas that demand attention and development. One of his extraordinary abilities lies in his chance creation potential, which ranks in an impressive 93.65 percentile. Above-average ball retention, pegged at the 68.25 percentile, and decent progressive carrying abilities at the 61.9 percentile are amongst his strong suits, indicating his capacity to maintain possession and drive the game forward.
However, while promising, Obafemi exhibits significant flaws that persuade further development, particularly in his progressive passing capacity that seems critically deficient with a notably low percentile of just 1.58. Equally concerning is his relatively weak goal threat, marked at a 30.15 percentile, combined with subpar goal efficiency at 46.03 percentile, and average goals per 90 and xG per 90 rates, creating doubt about his true striking potential. His pass accuracy per 90 marks a low at 34.43 percentile.
In summary, while Obafemi's capacity for chance creation is discernibly remarkable, his ineptitude in passing under progressive play conditions and moderate goal threat underlines the need for intensive training and supplementary attention. His youth, however, signifies an ample window for progress and potential refinement of his skills.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Michael Obafemi took 16 shots, scoring 2 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 2.28, averaging 0.14 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 1 goals from 11 shots. A 9.09% conversion rate. 0.18 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 1 goals from 5 shots. A 20.0% conversion rate. 0.06 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 0 headed attempts. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
