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Rennes

Boulaye Dia

Position
Forward
Nationality
Senegal
Height
180 cm
Games
14
8 starts
Minutes
649
46 a game
Goals
5
3.0 xG
Assists
1
0.6 xA

Player profile

568 min · vs 131 strikers · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Creative, deep-lying striker

Dia scores, with 4 Ligue 1 goals, and creates more than most strikers, linking play and passing well. He is rarely in the box, shoots less than almost any striker, gets poor chances and loses most of his duels. From 568 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Scores. Goals 0.79 per 90, 78th percentile of strikers.

  • Creates chances. Key passes 1.74 per 90, top 12%.

  • Links play. Passes into the final third 2.54 per 90, top 19%, with pass accuracy 80.8% (77th percentile).

  • Steps in. Interceptions 0.47 per 90, top 12%.

Areas for development

  • Rarely in the box. Shots 1.43 per 90 (1st percentile) and touches in the box 2.85 (2nd percentile).

  • Poor chances. Non-penalty xG 0.23 per 90, 13th percentile.

  • Loses duels. Duels won 32.0%, 11th percentile.

Similar players

Against 135 strikers

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of strikers 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 4 of 15 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own half, left (16%), average spot centre, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 14%, Middle third 59%, Final third 27%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Ligue 17230402.131.340.24767.30
Europa League4189100.790.000.12116.83
Serie A2159010.000.000.19047.27
Coppa Italia171000.110.110.01106.08

14 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.96
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.4 v Auxerre, 11 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.