Emil Forsberg

Red Bull New York Central Midfielder Also AM

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Height: 179 cm
Shirt: 10
Age: 35
Preferred foot: Right
Country: Sweden
Market value: €734.5k
Contract end: 31 December 2026

Major League Soccer

US Open Cup

Major League Soccer · 2026

28Apps

22Starts

1872Minutes

4Goals

5Assists

7.76xG

5.24xA

6.8Rating

2026 by competition

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
MLS	Red Bull New York	28	4	5	6.8
Open Cup	Red Bull New York	2	1	1	7.6

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Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
24 Oct	vs Inter Miami CF	W 2–0	5	1	·	—
17 Oct	vs Toronto FC	L 0–2	45	·	·	6.4
14 Oct	@ DC United	L 1–2	33	·	1	8.1
10 Oct	vs San Diego FC	W 4–1	19	·	·	6.2
30 Sep	vs St. Louis City	L 0–3	90	·	·	6.1
10 Sep	@ Los Angeles FC	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.0

Player profile CM

Per-90 percentiles against midfielders in Major League Soccer. 50 = average.

Market value€734.5k

Shooting

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	4	0.19	82
xG	7.76	0.37	96
xGOT	7.17	0.34	94
xG excl. penalty	7.76	0.37	98
Shots	49	2.36	89
Shots on target	17	0.82	87

Passing

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	5	0.24	84
xA	5.24	0.25	93
Accurate passes	591	28.4	20
Pass accuracy	86.4%	—	53
Accurate long balls	24	1.15	30
Long ball accuracy	66.7%	—	75
Line-breaking passes	68	3.27	21
Chances created	42	2.02	88
Big chances created	7	0.34	82
Successful crosses	19	0.91	89
Cross accuracy	24.1%	—	60

Possession

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	9	0.43	43
Dribbles success rate	33.3%	—	17
Duels won	52	2.50	6
Duels won %	43.3%	—	20
Aerials won	5	0.24	17
Aerials won %	41.7%	—	40
Touches	997	47.9	9
Touches in opposition box	66	3.17	78
Dispossessed	18	0.87	43
Fouls won	14	0.67	23

Defending

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	47	2.26	8
Tackles	24	1.15	18
Interceptions	8	0.38	10
Blocked scoring attempt	3	0.14	38
Fouls committed	17	0.82	83
Recoveries	62	2.98	9
Possession won final 3rd	10	0.48	47
Dribbled past	9	0.43	81
Clearances	12	0.58	19
Clean sheets	1	0.05	50
Goals conceded while on pitch	45	2.16	20
xG against while on pitch	39.25	1.89	23

Discipline

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	1	0.05	87
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Major League Soccer.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
24 Oct	vs Inter Miami CF	W 2–0	5	1	·	—
17 Oct	vs Toronto FC	L 0–2	45	·	·	6.4
14 Oct	@ DC United	L 1–2	33	·	1	8.1
10 Oct	vs San Diego FC	W 4–1	19	·	·	6.2
30 Sep	vs St. Louis City	L 0–3	90	·	·	6.1
18 Sep	@ New York City FC	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—
12 Sep	@ Columbus Crew	W 1–0	Bench	·	·	—
10 Sep	@ Los Angeles FC	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.0
06 Sep	@ Seattle Sounders FC	D 0–0	16	·	·	6.0
29 Aug	vs Philadelphia Union	L 1–3	67	·	·	6.8
22 Aug	vs Chicago Fire FC	D 1–1	57	·	·	6.4
19 Aug	vs Nashville SC	L 0–1	61	·	·	6.6
15 Aug	@ Atlanta United	L 1–2	79	1	·	6.9
01 Aug	vs Orlando City	W 3–2	85	1	·	7.6
25 Jul	vs Charlotte FC	L 0–2	70	·	·	6.6
22 Jul	@ Philadelphia Union	L 1–3	74	·	1	7.4
16 May	vs New York City FC	D 1–1	69	·	·	6.7
13 May	vs Columbus Crew	W 3–2	65	·	·	6.4
09 May	@ Chicago Fire FC	W 3–1	60	·	1	7.5
02 May	vs FC Dallas	L 0–2	66	·	·	6.1
29 Apr	vs New York City FC	L 1–3	66	·	·	6.5
25 Apr	@ FC Cincinnati	L 0–2	28	·	·	6.8
22 Apr	vs DC United	D 4–4	90	·	1	7.9
18 Apr	@ CF Montréal	L 1–4	80	·	·	5.7
15 Apr	vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	W 3–1	57	1	1	★ 8.7
11 Apr	@ Inter Miami CF	D 2–2	87	·	·	6.7
04 Apr	vs FC Cincinnati	W 4–2	86	1	·	8.1
21 Mar	@ Charlotte FC	L 1–6	90	·	·	6.6
14 Mar	@ Toronto FC	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.1
08 Mar	vs CF Montréal	L 0–3	90	·	·	6.1
28 Feb	vs New England Revolution	W 1–0	90	·	·	7.1
22 Feb	@ Orlando City	W 2–1	90	·	1	8.5
18 Nov	vs Slovenia	D 1–1	52	·	·	6.5
15 Nov	@ Switzerland	L 1–4	12	·	·	6.0

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026	Red Bull New York	30	5	6	6.9
	MLS	28	4	5	6.8
	Open Cup	2	1	1	7.6
▸ 2025	Red Bull New York	39	13	8	7.1
	MLS	33	11	8	7.2
	Open Cup	3	1	0	6.5
	Leagues Cup	3	1	0	7.0
▸ 2024	Red Bull New York	24	10	4	7.6
	MLS	24	10	4	7.6
▸ 2023–2024	RB Leipzig	22	4	1	6.8
	Bundesliga	14	2	1	6.6
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	7.7
	Super Cup	1	0	0	—
	Champions League	6	1	0	7.0
▸ 2022–2023	RB Leipzig	43	9	7	6.9
	Bundesliga	30	6	4	6.8
	DFB Pokal	4	2	3	7.8
	Super Cup	1	0	0	6.1
	Champions League	8	1	0	6.6
▸ 2021–2022	RB Leipzig	46	11	4	6.9
	Bundesliga	31	6	2	6.9
	DFB Pokal	5	1	0	6.7
	Champions League	6	2	2	7.3
	Europa League	4	2	0	6.6
▸ 2020–2021	RB Leipzig	41	9	5	6.8
	Bundesliga	29	7	4	6.8
	DFB Pokal	5	1	0	6.8
	Champions League	7	1	1	6.5
▸ 2019–2020	RB Leipzig	32	10	4	7.0
	Bundesliga	22	5	2	6.8
	DFB Pokal	1	1	1	—
	Champions League	9	4	1	7.5
▸ 2018–2019	RB Leipzig	29	7	7	7.1
	Bundesliga	20	4	7	7.1
	DFB Pokal	4	2	0	—
	Europa League	5	1	0	—
▸ 2017–2018	RB Leipzig	33	5	4	6.8
	Bundesliga	21	2	2	6.8
	DFB Pokal	1	1	0	—
	Champions League	5	2	0	7.0
	Europa League	6	0	2	6.9
▸ 2016–2017	RB Leipzig	31	8	19	7.7
	Bundesliga	30	8	19	7.7
	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	—
▸ 2015–2016	RB Leipzig	33	8	6	—
	2. Bundesliga	32	8	6	—
	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	—
▸ 2014–2015	RB Leipzig	15	0	3	—
	2. Bundesliga	14	0	3	—
	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	—
▸ 2014–2015	Malmö FF	12	2	1	—
	Champions League	12	2	1	—
▸ 2014	Malmö FF	30	15	0	—
	Allsvenskan	29	14	0	—
	Super Cup	1	1	0	—
▸ 2013–2014	Malmö FF	12	4	0	—
	Europa League	6	2	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	6	2	0	—
▸ 2013	Malmö FF	29	7	0	—
	Allsvenskan	28	5	0	—
	Super Cup	1	2	0	—
▸ 2012–2013	Malmö FF	3	0	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	3	0	0	—
▸ 2012	GIF Sundsvall	23	6	0	—
	Allsvenskan	21	6	0	—
	Allsvenskan Qualification	1	0	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	1	0	0	—
▸ 2011	GIF Sundsvall	29	14	0	—
	Superettan	27	11	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	2	3	0	—
▸ 2010	GIF Sundsvall	34	6	0	—
	Allsvenskan	2	0	0	—
	Superettan	30	6	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	2	0	0	—
▸ 2009	GIF Sundsvall	20	1	0	—
	Superettan	19	1	0	—
	Svenska Cupen	1	0	0	—

RB Leipzig

Competition	Won	Runner-up
DFB Pokal ×2	2022/2023, 2021/2022	2
Super Cup ×1	2023/2024	1

Malmö FF

Competition	Won	Runner-up
Super Cup ×2	2014, 2013	—
Allsvenskan ×2	2014, 2013	—

Latest news5 articles

New York Red Bulls sink Inter Miami 2-0 as Casemiro own goal ends Herons' winning run

By HY3

October 25 2026, 05:58 AM

Inter Miami's three-game MLS winning streak was snapped at Sports Illustrated Stadium as an early Casemiro own goal and a late Emil Forsberg tap-in gave the New York Red Bulls a 2-0 win. Lionel Messi came off the bench but could not spark a comeback, with the visitors restricted to 0.81 xG from 12 shots against NYRB's 3.31 xG.

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By Muse Glimmer 30B

October 01 2026, 10:06 PM

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By Muse Glimmer 30B

September 30 2026, 04:52 AM

St. Louis City head coach Yoann Damet insists concern has never been an issue as his side prepare for a midweek MLS clash with New York Red Bulls, chasing a club-record unbeaten run and a chance to climb to second in the Western Conference.

St. Louis boss Yoann Damet says concern 'never been a thing' ahead of Red Bulls test

By Muse Glimmer 30B

September 30 2026, 04:52 AM

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September 25 2026, 10:02 PM

Michael Bradley believes his New York Red Bulls side is showing the hallmarks of a genuine team after back-to-back 1-0 wins, but a first-ever meeting with St. Louis City SC — riding a 16-game regular-season unbeaten run — now stands between them and a third straight MLS victory.