Daniel James, a 26-year-old Welsh right winger currently playing in the Championship with Leeds United, is a potential game-changer with his impressive offensive statistics. His ability to create opportunities for his team is evident by his 77.92 percentile rank for Chance Creation, showing he is often the architect behind key plays. Even more notably, he demonstrates exceptional efficiency in the final third, boasting high percentile ranks in Goal Efficiency (92.21%) and Goal Threat (90.91%), indicating that he is not only a prolific goal-scorer but also very adept at converting chances into goals. His Goals per 90 and xG per 90 stats magnify this strength, with percentiles exceeding the 90th mark.
James is particularly lethal with his crossing, standing in the top 1.3% of his peers with a starling 98.7 percentile for Successful Crosses per 90. Coupled with his ability to carry the ball progressively (80.52 percentile), James often poses a dual threat to his opponents.
However, James struggles with ball retention, landing him in the lowly 11.69 percentile, implying he often loses possession. His risk of being dispossessed per 90 is also considerably high at 18.18%. His passing accuracy per 90 (44.16 percentile) and successful dribbles per 90 (38.96 percentile) are average, suggesting room for improvement in his dribbling and accuracy. To elevate his game to a higher level, James will need to work on these areas. His mid-range percentile in ball recovery (55.84%) shows a balanced defensive contribution for an attacking player.
In summary, James is an offensively explosive winger with remarkable goal efficiency and chance creation capabilities, although his ball retention and dribbling skills could use refinement.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Daniel James took 86 shots, scoring 13 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 10.14, averaging 0.12 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 9 goals from 58 shots. A 15.52% conversion rate. 0.12 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 2 goals from 25 shots. A 8.0% conversion rate. 0.1 xG per shot.
Headers: 2 goals from 3 headed attempts. A 66.67% conversion rate. 0.21 xG per shot.
