Scout Report: The 2023-2024 season has revealed Florent da Silva, central midfielder for RWD Molenbeek in Pro League A, to be quite the paradox in the footballing realm. At just 21 years old, the French protegé has marvellously flaunted his talents in striking a balance between both ends of the field.
Da Silva's chief commendation lays in his uncanny knack for aerial dominance, with a percentile so commendably high, it leaves others standing in his shadow. This, combined with a soaring goal efficiency, reveal the Midfielder to be an incredibly potent goal threat, a trait rare in a league focussed on heavy ball circulation.
In contrast though, the player stats also expose distinct areas of da Silva's game that leave room for development, most notably in ball recovery and retention, where he's languishing in the bottom percentile. An evident lack of successful dribbles further accentuates this facet, raising potential concerns about his playing style being slightly one-dimensional.
The young stalwart has mainly been functioning from the midfield territory, thereby missing opportunities to boost xG, xA and shots. Despite the lower touches, he's delivered reasonable performance in chance creation, progressive carrying and passing — indicators of someone who's direct in attack than purely possession-based.
Yellow cards appear to be fairly low, albeit punctuated by a middling foul count, suggesting his aggression is not unduly penalised. These minor grievances notwithstanding, da Silva's impressive goal per 90 count and his almost monopolist aerial prowess are sure to secure him a future spot as one of the Pro League A's up-and-coming talents.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Florent Da Silva took 9 shots, scoring 2 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.63, averaging 0.07 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 1 goals from 7 shots. A 14.29% conversion rate. 0.05 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 1 goals from 2 shots. A 50.0% conversion rate. 0.14 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 0 headed attempts. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
