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Shafiq Nandja

Position
Centre-back
Nationality
Germany
Games
6
5 starts
Minutes
478
80 a game
Goals
0
0.7 xG
Assists
0
0.3 xA

Player profile

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

Archetype: Ball-carrying, tackling centre-back

Nandja carries the ball out and tackles more than most centre-backs for Hamburg, recovers it often and gets good chances at set pieces. He intercepts very little, loses most of his duels and his passing is loose. From 478 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Carries the ball. Dribbles won 0.56 per 90, top 9% of centre-backs.

  • Goal threat. Non-penalty xG 0.13 per 90, top 9%.

  • Tackles. Tackles 2.26 per 90, top 15%.

  • Wins it back. Recoveries 4.71 per 90, top 20%.

Areas for development

  • Few interceptions. Interceptions 0.56 per 90, 5th percentile.

  • Loose passing. Pass accuracy 82.3%, 11th percentile.

  • Loses duels. Duels won 51.1%, 17th percentile.

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 5 of 14 measures.

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

Busiest in the own third, right (29%), average spot right half-space, middle third. Hover or tap a zone.

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 52%, Middle third 41%, Final third 7%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga4298000.160.160.03305.85
DFB-Pokal2180000.530.530.30106.95

6 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 6.22
Oldest to newest
Best: 7.3 at SC Verl, 24 Aug. Hover or tap a bar.