Marouan Azarkan has, in the 2023-2024 season, emerged as a player of note for FC Utrecht in the esteemed Eredivisie league. Operating primarily as a right winger, his greatest strength seemingly lies in progressive passing – at a striking 88.9 percentile ranking, he's circling the upper echelons of distribution in his league. Accompanied by a strong 77.8% ball retention rating, it portrays Azarkan as a confident and composed handler of the ball.
It would be unjust not to highlight the winger's eye for successful crosses into the box - 85.48 percentile ranking - and the ramifications this could have on his assisting abilities. His ability to pick the perfect cross, paired with his propensity to keep the ball and move it forward signifies him as a compelling offensive threat, backed moderately by his 62.9% successful dribbles score.
However, areas that raise concern are his meager 7.93% goal threat and a dismal 4.84% goal per 90 minutes rating. These figures reinstates that while Azarkan might be a conducive distributor of the ball, he is not a potent finisher in front of the net. In addition, the rather high 67.74% dispossessed per 90 stat signals that the young winger might be losing the ball more often than ideal.
At just 22, Azarkan still has room to sharpen his goal-scoring efficiency, and if he can maintain or even elevate his progressive passing and crossing abilities, the Netherlands native might grow into a frighteningly effective winger on the football landscape.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Marouan Azarkan took 4 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.33, averaging 0.08 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 0 shots. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 3 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.09 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 1 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.05 xG per shot.
