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RB Leipzig

Ezechiel Banzuzi

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Netherlands
Height
191 cm
Games
13
12 starts
Minutes
963
74 a game
Goals
2
4.5 xG
Assists
3
0.9 xA

Player profile

873 min · vs 165 central midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Goal-threat box-to-box midfielder

Banzuzi gets better chances than any central midfielder in the group and gets into the box a lot, while tackling and winning headers at a top rate. He creates little for others and rarely plays forward. From 873 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Chance quality. 0.46 non-penalty xG per 90, percentile 99, from 2.27 shots per 90, percentile 96.

  • Box presence. 3.30 touches in the box per 90, percentile 93.

  • Tackles. 2.99 tackles per 90, percentile 93.

  • In the air. 1.75 aerials won per 90, percentile 95.

Areas for development

  • Rarely plays forward. 3.61 passes into the final third per 90, percentile 10.

  • Few interceptions. 0.41 interceptions per 90, percentile 8.

  • Pass accuracy. 81.8% pass accuracy, percentile 17.

Similar players

  • Dani Requena LevantePasses into the final third 10 v 11 and tackles 93 v 99.
  • Cher Ndour FiorentinaAerials won 95 v 80, touches in the box 93 v 77.

Against 171 central midfielders

Against the rest

How to read it. Each number is a percentile: the share of central midfielders 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 final third, left (14%), average spot left half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 23%, Middle third 49%, Final third 27%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga8605123.513.510.361247.19
Champions League3206000.530.530.05816.42
DFB-Pokal2152110.510.510.50407.76

13 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.10
Oldest to newest
Best: 8.9 v Eintracht Frankfurt, 10 Oct. Hover or tap a bar.