Anderson Lopes is a hitman of a striker, currently leading the lines for Yokohama F.Marinos in Japan's J1 League. Now at 30 years old, the Brazilian front-man has honed a style of play that mixes both the grit and the magic associated with his homeland's celebrated tradition of fulfilling strikers. While his ball recovery skills suggest a player who might struggle to wrestle possession back from opponents, ranking in the lower 27th percentile, it is with the ball where Lopes truly excels. His ability to retain the ball draws comparisons with some of the league's most composed players - in the top 10th percentile. Splendidly, his chance creation prowess isn't far behind - within the top 20% of his peers, reflecting an excellent understanding of the ebb and flow of any given game state. Anderson Lopes is a lethal marksman; he poses an incessant goal threat and performs consistently well in terms of goal efficiency. Remarkably, when it comes to threatening the opposition's goal, he sits in the top percentile - a testament to his best asset: ruthless finishing. Lopes' ability to score goals and put shots accurately on target is in the top 5% of the league, leaving goalkeepers in the J1 League in dread when he's in possession. His progressive passing and expected assists per 90 minutes signal an intelligent player, able to pick out his teammates with precision, despite the fact that his raw pass accuracy is middling at best - lending to the styling of a striker who prefers quality over quantity. Indeed, these player stats reflect a player who lives in the moment, one who'd rather seize the opportunity to progress the game than hold on to the ball.
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In the 2024 season, Anderson Lopes took 63 shots, scoring 12 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 12.13, averaging 0.19 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 1 goals from 8 shots. A 12.5% conversion rate. 0.22 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 10 goals from 40 shots. A 25.0% conversion rate. 0.22 xG per shot.
Headers: 1 goals from 14 headed attempts. A 7.14% conversion rate. 0.1 xG per shot.
