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Issouf Macalou

Forward·6 apps·482 mins
Last 6
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Goals
0
this season
Goals / game
0.00
per appearance
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Key passes /90
2.24
key passes
Duels won
47%
of duels
Assists
0
this season
Assists / game
0.00
per appearance
Summary

Issouf Macalou has shown a striking ability to carry the ball past opponents in the 2026/27 Liga I season so far, with five appearances and 392 minutes on the pitch. During this period he has completed 5 shots, none of which have found the target, and has delivered 8 key passes, surpassing the baseline of 1.33 key passes per 90 minutes. His dribbling success rate is notable, with 2.07 successful dribbles per 90 compared to a baseline of 0.68, indicating a higher-than-average capacity to beat defenders. Macalou has also contributed defensively, recording 7 tackles over the five games, which is slightly below the baseline of 1.84 tackles per 90. With an average match rating of 6.9 and no goals or assists yet, Macalou’s performance is measured mainly by his ball-carrying and dribbling prowess, which outpaces his peers in the league.

Issouf Macalou has played 482 minutes across 6 appearances in Liga I, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.36, converting 0% of 7 shots and averaging 6.92 a match.

Written by Pythia from this player's own numbers.
01 Historic Performance02 Player Strength Analysis03 VS other players04 Player value05 Squad Statistics06 Season log07 Match log
01Historic Performance📊
Goals per match
Total
0
Per match
0.00
ARG02/05RAP09/05UNI17/05DIN23/05FAR19/07SEP26/07BOT03/08UTA17/08DIN22/08PET28/08
Shots per match
Dotted line: conversion %
Total
10
Per match
1.00
1ARG02/051RAP09/051UNI17/05DIN23/052FAR19/071SEP26/071BOT03/081UTA17/08DIN22/082PET28/08
Dribbles per match
Dotted line: success %
Completed
19
Success
41%
ARG02/051RAP09/053UNI17/05DIN23/053FAR19/071SEP26/072BOT03/082UTA17/081DIN22/086PET28/08
Assists per match
Total
1
Per match
0.10
ARG02/051RAP09/05UNI17/05DIN23/05FAR19/07SEP26/07BOT03/08UTA17/08DIN22/08PET28/08
Shots on target
Dotted line: conversion %
Total
2
Accuracy
20%
Conversion
0%
ARG02/05RAP09/051UNI17/05DIN23/05FAR19/07SEP26/07BOT03/08UTA17/08DIN22/081PET28/08
Pass accuracy per match
Dotted line: accuracy %
Completed
142
Accuracy
79%
3ARG02/0512RAP09/052UNI17/051DIN23/0524FAR19/0721SEP26/0712BOT03/0817UTA17/0820DIN22/0830PET28/08
Key passes per match
Total
14
Per match
1.40
ARG02/052RAP09/05UNI17/05DIN23/05FAR19/074SEP26/071BOT03/082UTA17/081DIN22/084PET28/08
Duels won per match
Total
33
Win rate
42%
ARG02/051RAP09/054UNI17/05DIN23/055FAR19/071SEP26/073BOT03/089UTA17/084DIN22/086PET28/08
Form per match
0-10 against his own baseline · 5 is normal
Average
5.0
Best
9.1
5.03.8FAR19/073.9SEP26/076.3BOT03/084.8UTA17/082.2DIN22/089.1PET28/08
02Player Strength Analysis💪
Where they rank
Total goals
=29thof 100 · 72 level0
Total assists
=23rdof 100 · 78 level0
Key passes
=7thof 100 · 5 level12
Dribble success
4thof 744%
Ranked against 100 players in Liga I with 450+ minutes this season, every position included. Rates need 20+ attempts, so a percentage off a handful of tries is left out rather than ranked. Each chart draws the top 40, plus this player where he falls outside them.

🥅 Total goals

Season total · per game beside it
Andrei Dumiter
5(0.71)
Andrei Cordea
4(0.67)
Patrick Fernandes
4(0.57)
Alex Dobre
3(0.50)
R. Moldoveanu
3(0.43)
Danny Armstrong
3(0.50)
Daniel Bîrligea
3(0.50)
Eduard Radaslavescu
3(0.43)
Remus Guțea
3(0.43)
Iustin Doicaru
3(0.50)
João Lameira
2(0.29)
Marius Coman
2(0.29)
Alberto Soro
2(0.33)
Matteo Ahlinvi
2(0.29)
Andrej Fábry
1(0.14)
Pedro Nuno
1(0.14)
Rodrigo Martins
1(0.17)
Marvin Schieb
1(0.14)
Antoniu Manolache
1(0.17)
Sebastian Mailat
1(0.14)
Nikola Stevanović
1(0.20)
Martín Pascual
1(0.17)
Hakim Abdallah
1(0.14)
Sérgio Ribeiro
1(0.14)
Andrézinho
1(0.14)
Cătălin Cîrjan
1(0.17)
Andrei Dorobanțu
1(0.14)
Hunor Batzula
1(0.17)
Dylan Batubinsika
0(0.00)
Alexandru Benga
0(0.00)
Matko Babić
0(0.00)
Peter Ouaneh
0(0.00)
Christopher Braun
0(0.00)
Raul Palmeș
0(0.00)
Lukáš Zima
0(0.00)
Lars Kramer
0(0.00)
Cascardo
0(0.00)
Octavian Vâlceanu
0(0.00)
Marian Aioani
0(0.00)
V. Raţă
0(0.00)
Issouf Macalou
0(0.00)

🤝 Total assists

Season total · per game beside it
Pedro Nuno
6(0.86)
Danny Armstrong
4(0.67)
Roman Alin
3(0.43)
Enriko Papa
2(0.29)
Aly Abeid
2(0.33)
Alberto Soro
2(0.33)
Juri Cisotti
2(0.29)
Constantin Grameni
2(0.33)
Cătălin Cîrjan
2(0.33)
Eduard Radaslavescu
2(0.29)
Andrej Fábry
1(0.14)
Cascardo
1(0.17)
Rodrigo Martins
1(0.17)
Andrei Ciobanu
1(0.14)
Sebastian Mailat
1(0.14)
Ion Gheorghe
1(0.14)
Matteo Ahlinvi
1(0.14)
Lóránd Pászka
1(0.17)
Andrézinho
1(0.14)
Léo Teixeira
1(0.17)
Tony Njiké
1(0.14)
Iustin Doicaru
1(0.17)
Dylan Batubinsika
0(0.00)
Alexandru Benga
0(0.00)
Matko Babić
0(0.00)
Alex Dobre
0(0.00)
Peter Ouaneh
0(0.00)
Christopher Braun
0(0.00)
Raul Palmeș
0(0.00)
Andrei Cordea
0(0.00)
Lukáš Zima
0(0.00)
Lars Kramer
0(0.00)
Patrick Fernandes
0(0.00)
João Lameira
0(0.00)
Octavian Vâlceanu
0(0.00)
Marian Aioani
0(0.00)
V. Raţă
0(0.00)
Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă
0(0.00)
Marius Coman
0(0.00)
F. Borţa
0(0.00)
Issouf Macalou
0(0.00)

🔑 Key passes

Chances created
Roman Alin
21
Danny Armstrong
16
Pedro Nuno
15
Eduard Radaslavescu
14
Andrej Fábry
13
Juri Cisotti
13
Ion Gheorghe
12
Matteo Ahlinvi
12
Issouf Macalou
12
Cătălin Cîrjan
12
Emmanuel Yeboah
12
Lóránd Pászka
11
Tony Njiké
11
Andrei Cordea
10
Raul Opruț
10
Sérgio Ribeiro
10
Andrézinho
10
Daniel Bîrligea
10
Dan Sîrbu
10
Andrei Ciobanu
9
Sebastian Mailat
9
Hakim Abdallah
9
Ricardo Pădurariu
9
F. Borţa
8
Andrei Dumiter
8
Ovidiu Bic
8
Din Alomerovic
8
Andres Dumitrescu
8
Alex Dobre
7
Rodrigo Martins
7
Alexandru Chipciu
7
Léo Teixeira
7
Constantin Grameni
7
Valentin Țicu
6
Alberto Soro
6
João Lameira
5
Marius Coman
5
R. Moldoveanu
5
Sota Mino
5
Brian Bayeye
5

🏃 Dribble success

Completed / attempted · count beside it
Alex Dobre
81%(17)
Marvin Schieb
62%(13)
Emmanuel Yeboah
55%(11)
Issouf Macalou
44%(15)
Léo Teixeira
41%(16)
Remus Guțea
38%(10)
Andrei Cordea
36%(8)
03VS other players👥
Compare with
Up to 3 at once
Total goals
0
0
Total assists
0
0
Conversion %
0%
0%
Goals /90
0.00
0.00
Shots /90
1.31
1.23
Shots on target /90
0.19
0.27
Key passes /90
2.24
1.77
Dribbles /90
2.80
1.63
Fouls /90
0.37
2.04
0.001.310.192.242.800.370.001.230.271.771.632.04Goalsrim 1.00Shotsrim 1.31SoTrim 0.27Key passrim 2.24Dribrim 2.80Foulsrim 2.04
Each spoke has its own scale: rings are 25/50/75/100% of the rim value shown.
Issouf Macalou Emmanuel Yeboah
04Player value💶
Current market value
€1.2m
Transfermarkt, 2026
Value by year
€500k2024€1.2m2025€1.2m2026
05Squad Statistics👥
Min apps6+
Team form
PlayerPosAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesDrib
%
TacklesInterc.BlocksDuels
won %
FoulsFouledYelRedSavesRatingForm
Alibek AlievF6357429644%577%00%01046%391007.13
4.1
Mouhamadou DrammehM5346209422%386%350%43150%561007.14
Jovo LukićF3220217529%683%360%21057%200007.80
Oucasse MendyF4193104325%581%655%52055%250006.92
Iulian CristeaD654400400%189%150%57450%511006.65
3.9
Ovidiu BicM648400420%890%360%108249%861007.30
5.0
Issouf MacalouF648200710%1280%1544%70047%241006.92
5.5
Alexandru ChipciuD545400400%781%542%96047%941006.68
Dorin CodreaD541600100%291%00%105659%662006.90
Dino MikanovićD540600110%886%2100%63162%541006.52
Ștefan LefterG53880000080%0000100%0100156.78
Dan NistorM635602830%983%150%42037%211006.65
3.9
Pedro PinhoM529400220%183%00%69047%792006.58
Adams FridayM518701110%280%267%61067%560006.86
Jug StanojevM317800210%379%00%00022%110006.50
Neofytos MichailG21560000085%00000000117.40
Florent PouloloD31280000185%011040%100006.57
Marius ȘtefănescuF311700200%385%00%10025%211006.47
Alin ChinteșD31120000285%061162%211007.05
Gabriel SimionM19000200%084%2100%11160%100006.90
Alin TechereșD1450000088%00%10029%011006.00
Andrei GheorghițăF11700110%067%000033%110106.70
Atanas TricăF11600000100%00000%000006.30
Per-player totals for 2026/27 from API-Football match stats, across 23 players. Click any column to sort. Goals/shot is conversion - goals divided by shots taken. Rating is API-Football's own 0-10 composite for each appearance, averaged here; it is their proprietary score, so treat it as a summary rather than an input. A blank from the provider means the player recorded none of that event, so it counts as zero. Form is 0-10: each appearance is scored as a per-90 composite of the stats that matter for that position, then the last 5 are compared with the player's own season baseline. 5 is their normal, green a hot run, red a cold one – it measures a player against themselves, not against the squad. Under 6 appearances shows a dash rather than a number off too small a sample.
06Season log🗂️
SeasonClubCompAppsMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtGoals
/shot
Key
passes
Pass
acc
DribblesTacklesInterc.Duels
won %
FoulsYelRedRating
2026/27Universitatea ClujLiga I648200710%1280%157047%2106.92
2025/26Universitatea ClujLiga I372370614402215%4571%75231639%36106.90
2024/25Universitatea ClujLiga I1068731151120%368%23111039%11106.71
2024/25SochauxCoupe de France28300110%079%52144%2006.70
2023/24ValenciennesLigue 2114000000%0000%0006.30
07Match log📅
DateOpponentResMinsGoalsAssistsShotsOn tgtKey
passes
TacklesFoulsYelRedRatingForm
28 Augv Petrolul PloiestiL90021401107.00
9.1
22 Auga Dinamo BucurestiL94013006.70
2.2
17 Augv Uta AradW900124006.70
4.8
03 Augv FC BotosaniW450110007.50
6.3
26 Jula Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheL730140006.30
3.9
19 Julv Farul ConstantaW9002001007.30
3.8
23 Mayv Dinamo BucurestiD80000006.50
17 Maya Universitatea CraiovaL4501100006.60
09 Mayv RapidW6011201007.20
02 Mayv Arges PitestiW27100006.30
25 Apra CFR 1907 ClujL5800212006.90
18 Apra Dinamo BucurestiL291010007.00
13 Aprv Universitatea CraiovaW26111101007.30
21 Mara Arges PitestiW87021103006.70
16 Marv CFR 1907 ClujW90122301007.20