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Freiburg

Yannik Engelhardt

Position
Defensive midfielder
Nationality
Germany
Height
184 cm
Games
10
10 starts
Minutes
783
78 a game
Goals
2
1.5 xG
Assists
1
0.7 xA

Player profile

693 min · vs 103 defensive midfielders · 3 Nov 2026 · Method

Archetype: Goal-threat holding midfielder

Engelhardt arrives in the box and scores more than almost any defensive midfielder for Freiburg, with 2 Bundesliga goals, and he is strong in the air. For a holding player his ball-winning is low and he rarely moves the ball forward. From 693 minutes.

Key strengths, areas for development and similar players

Key strengths

  • Goal threat. Non-penalty xG 0.19 per 90 (top 7% of defensive midfielders) and goals 0.26 (top 11%).

  • Strong in the air. Aerials won 1.69 per 90, top 10%.

  • Gets in the box. Touches in the box 1.95 per 90, top 20%.

Areas for development

  • Few tackles. Tackles 1.17 per 90, 12th percentile.

  • Few recoveries. Recoveries 3.51 per 90, 15th percentile.

  • Little progression. Passes into the final third 4.42 per 90, 10th percentile.

Similar players

  • Grischa Prömel VfB StuttgartAerials won 90 v 88 and non-penalty xG 93 v 99.
  • Mouhamed Diop TroyesPasses into the final third 10 v 4 and chances created 21 v 19.
  • Chema Andrés Brighton & Hove AlbionPasses into the final third 10 v 11 and aerials won 90 v 93.

Against 104 defensive midfielders

Against the rest

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

Touches, shots and positions

On the pitch

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

Own thirdMiddle thirdFinal third

Own third 21%, Middle third 58%, Final third 21%

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

By competition

The season

CompetitionAppsMinGoalsAssistsxGnpxGxAShotsKey passesRating
Bundesliga7588211.411.410.60947.28
Conference League2105000.000.000.01007.24
DFB-Pokal190000.060.060.04106.99

10 games

Match by match

Rating game by game, average 7.09
Oldest to newest
Best: 9.3 v Borussia Mönchengladbach, 12 Sep. Hover or tap a bar.