Breel Embolo
Rennes · FWST #7 · Switzerland · Group B 73Rating86Caps24Goals€15MValue29Age187Height
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Club season 2025/26 Ligue 1, Coupe de France
34
Apps
10
Goals
3
Assists
International
86
Caps
24
Goals
Club career totals
294
Career apps
80
Career goals
Date of birth1997-02-14 (age 29) NationalitySwitzerland ClubRennes · France LeagueLigue 1 PositionFW · Striker · #7 Height187 cm Preferred footRight Market value€15M
Born in Yaounde, Cameroon and raised in Basel, Breel Embolo became Swiss football's hottest teenage prospect at FC Basel before a big-money move to Schalke in 2016. After spells at Borussia Monchengladbach, Monaco and Rennes, the powerful forward has become Switzerland's go-to striker, with more than 20 international goals. Strong, direct and a constant handful for defenders, he leads the Swiss attack into 2026.
- Scored for Switzerland at the 2022 World Cup against his birth country Cameroon
- Born in Yaounde, Cameroon and raised in Basel
- Was one of Swiss football's most coveted teenagers at FC Basel
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