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Real Madrid

Antonio Rüdiger

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Germany
Height
190 cm
Games
7
6 starts
Minutes
576
82 a game
Goals
2
0.4 xG
Assists
0
0.1 xA

Player profile

486 min · vs 275 centre-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Goalscoring, ball-playing centre-back

Rüdiger has scored in LaLiga and the Champions League for Real Madrid, goals near the top of the centre-back group, and passes very accurately. The defending numbers are low: almost no interceptions, few tackles or recoveries, and very few headers won. From 486 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Scores. Goals 0.37 per 90, top 2% of centre-backs.

  • Accurate passer. Pass accuracy 93.9%, top 6%.

  • Set-piece presence. Touches in the box 1.30 (71st percentile) and non-penalty xG 0.07 (70th percentile) per 90.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. Interceptions 0.37 per 90, 1st percentile.

  • Few tackles. Tackles 0.56 (4th percentile) and recoveries 2.59 (11th percentile) per 90.

  • Weak in the air. Aerials won 0.93 per 90, 5th percentile.

Similar players

  • Felix Bacher LyonExpected assists 5 v 10 and recoveries 11 v 2.
  • Cas Odenthal SassuoloGoals 98 v 98 and recoveries 11 v 9.

Against 279 centre-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of centre-backs with 450+ minutes this player beats on that measure. 90 means better than 90 out of every 100; 50 is the middle.80+ top fifth50 to 79 above the middleunder 50 below the middle

Top fifth in 2 of 13 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, left (17%), average spot centre, own third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 59%, Middle third 38%, Final third 3%

Brighter means more touches. The dot is the average spot. Attacking to the right.

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
LaLiga4306100.140.140.02317.43
Champions League3270100.240.240.04107.14

7 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.31
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Villarreal, 10 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.