Ante Budimir - Stats, Scout Report & Analysis

Player Bio

Position

Striker

Age

Market Value

€6.00M

Height

190cm

Weight

74kg

Nationality

Croatia

Next League Match

Las Palmas vs Osasuna (A)

24 January 2025

Team Probabilities

Win:

38.8%

3+ Goals:

16.2%

Clean Sheet:

27.3%

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Ante Budimir Scout Report

Ante Budimir, the Croatian spearhead for Osasuna, proves that one needs not monopolize the ball to be a lethal striker in football. Despite a rather porous ball retention percentile of a mere 2.17%, Budimir manages to efficiently turn touches into goals, scoring high in goal efficiency (91.3%,) and exhibiting an enviable goal threat of (67.39%). Not one to gamble with flashy skills, Budimir's progressive ball-carrying stats are relatively low (10.87%,) yet he compensates with an impressive aerial prowess, asserting dominance in aerial duels (95.56%.) At the ripe age of 32, his experience affords him a knack for strategic positioning, often found in the attacking penalty area (95.56%). Defensively, Budimir is staunchly reliable, ranking at an intimidating 93.48% in penalty area defending. His one vs one defending also holds impressive at 60.87% - no mean feat for a striker. His weak point, however, may be his pass accuracy, scoring a meager 6.67%, suggesting room for improvement in linking up play. Nevertheless, Budimir's playing style emphasises efficiency over quantity, proving successful in making incisive touches count, translating into potent goal threats, and converting opportunities into goals. His precision rather than frequency of touches and his defensive grit mark him as a solid all-round frontman.

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Ante Budimir Shot Summary

In the 2024-2025 season, Ante Budimir took 43 shots, scoring 10 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 7.33, averaging 0.17 xG per shot.

Right Foot: 0 goals from 3 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.19 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 7 goals from 22 shots. A 31.82% conversion rate. 0.24 xG per shot.
Headers: 3 goals from 18 headed attempts. A 16.67% conversion rate. 0.08 xG per shot.