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1. FC Köln

Borna Sosa

Position
Left-back
Nationality
Croatia
Height
187 cm
Games
6
5 starts
Minutes
467
78 a game
Goals
0
0.1 xG
Assists
0
1.0 xA

Player profile

467 min · vs 227 full-backs · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Creative, crossing left-back

Sosa is a supplier: chances created in the top 1% of full-backs, key passes and passes into the final third in the top 3%. He gets the ball forward from deep rather than arriving himself, with no touches in the box and npxG at the 10th percentile, and no goal or assist yet. From 467 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Chance creation. 2.70 chances created per 90, top 1%; 2.31 key passes, top 3%.

  • Progression. 9.83 passes into the final third per 90, top 3%.

  • In the air. 1.54 aerials won per 90, top 13%.

  • Chance quality. 0.19 xA per 90, top 19%.

Areas for development

  • In the box. 0.00 touches in the box per 90, the lowest in the group.

  • Goal threat. 0.01 npxG and 0.39 shots per 90, 10th and 21st percentiles.

  • Interceptions. 0.77 per 90, 29th percentile.

Similar players

  • Gabriel Suazo SevillanpxG 10 v 8 and dribbles won 28 v 32.
  • Vladimír Coufal HoffenheimChances created 99 v 96 and key passes 97 v 94.
  • Antonino Gallo LeccePasses into the final third 97 v 94 and chances created 99 v 86.

Against 233 full-backs

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of full-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 5 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the their half, left (27%), average spot left wing, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 22%, Middle third 49%, Final third 29%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga5386000.050.050.922127.36
DFB-Pokal181000.000.000.07007.44

6 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.37
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.8 v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 11 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.