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Breel Embolo

Breel Donald Embolo (born 14 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Switzerland national team.

Breel Embolo
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Personal information
Full nameBreel Donald Embolo[1]
Date of birth14 February 1997 
     (aged 29)
[1]
Place of birthYaoundé, Cameroon
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Rennes
Number7
Youth career
2006–2008Nordstern
2008–2010Old Boys
2010–2014Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016Basel61(21)
2016–2019Schalke 0448(10)
2019–2022Borussia Mönchengladbach88(22)
2022–2025Monaco66(19)
2025–Rennes4(1)
National team‡
2012Switzerland U164(1)
2014–2015Switzerland U205(0)
2014–2015Switzerland U212(0)
2015–Switzerland80(21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2025

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 October 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Basel 2013–14 Swiss Super League 7 1 0 0 4[b] 0 — 11 1
2014–15 Swiss Super League 27 10 5 6 8[c] 1 — 40 17
2015–16 Swiss Super League 27 10 1 0 12[d] 3 — 40 13
Total 61 21 6 6 24 4 — 91 31
Schalke 04 2016–17 Bundesliga 7 2 1 1 2[b] 0 — 10 3
2017–18 Bundesliga 21 3 2 0 — — 23 3
2018–19 Bundesliga 20 5 3 0 5[c] 1 — 28 6
Total 48 10 6 1 7 1 — 61 12
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019–20 Bundesliga 28 8 1 0 5[b] 0 — 34 8
2020–21 Bundesliga 31 5 3 0 7[c] 1 — 41 6
2021–22 Bundesliga 29 9 2 2 — — 31 11
Total 88 22 6 2 12 1 — 106 25
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 32 12 0 0 10[e] 2 — 42 14
2023–24 Ligue 1 5 1 0 0 — — 5 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 29 6 2 0 10[c] 1 1[f] 0 42 7
Total 66 19 2 0 20 3 1 0 89 22
Rennes 2025–26 Ligue 1 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Career total 267 73 20 9 63 9 1 0 351 91
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 10 October 2025[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Switzerland 2015 7 1
2016 10 1
2017 4 0
2018 9 1
2019 6 1
2020 4 0
2021 10 4
2022 13 5
2023 0 0
2024 10 2
2025 7 6
Total 80 21
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Embolo goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Breel Embolo
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2015 AFG Arena, St. Gallen, Switzerland 6  San Marino 6–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
2 6 September 2016 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 15  Portugal 1–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 27 March 2018 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland 23  Panama 3–0 6–0 Friendly
4 26 March 2019 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 32  Denmark 3–0 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
5 25 March 2021 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria 41  Bulgaria 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 12 June 2021 Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan 43  Wales 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020
7 12 October 2021 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania 50  Lithuania 1–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 3–0
9 26 March 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England 51  England 1–0 1–2 Friendly
10 24 September 2022 La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain 57  Spain 2–1 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
11 27 September 2022 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 58  Czech Republic 2–0 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
12 24 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 60  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup
13 2 December 2022 Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar 62  Serbia 2–2 3–2 2022 FIFA World Cup
14 15 June 2024 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 64  Hungary 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2024
15 6 July 2024 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 68  England 1–0 1–1 (aet)
(3–5 p)		 UEFA Euro 2024
16 25 March 2025 Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland 75  Luxembourg 2–0 3–1 Friendly
17 7 June 2025 Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, United States 76  Mexico 1–0 4–2 Friendly
18 10 June 2025 Geodis Park, Nashville, United States 77  United States 3–0 4–0 Friendly
19 5 September 2025 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 78  Kosovo 2–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 4–0
21 8 September 2025 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland 79  Slovenia 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Basel[5]

Individual

Breel Embolo Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Switzerland (15 July 2018)FIFA. p. 30.
  2. ↑ Breel Donald Embolo. bundesliga.comDFL. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Breel Embolo at Soccerway
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Breel Embolo. EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Breel Embolo at Soccerway
  6. ↑ FC Basel 1893. Auszeichnung der "Rookies of the Year" (in de) (2013)FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Player of the year » SwitzerlandWorld Football. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gashi footballeur de l'année 2014" (in fr). Le Matin. 2 February 2015. ISSN 1018-3736 . https://www.lematin.ch/story/gashi-footballeur-de-l-annee-2014-582549596329. Retrieved 16 September 2023. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Das ist der neue Meisterpokal der Super League – Embolo und GC räumen bei SFL Award Night ab (in de). Watson. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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