Nicolas Jackson

Senegal · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#3
Intl caps
31
Intl goals
8
Intl assists
6
0.86(model rating, 0–1)
19.7%

See Nicolas Jackson on the full Senegal scoring list →

Recent form

Cooling

2024/25 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.42 vs 0.49).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
AFCON 20234129000.1102511
World Cup 2022127000.0002100
All tournaments5156000.1104611
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
MP
Matches played in the tournament.
Min
Total minutes on the pitch.
G
Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A
Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG
Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh
Shots taken.
KP
Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP
Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC
Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl
Tackles won.
Int
Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Limited sample

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.58
59
Interceptions / 90
0.58
74
Ball recoveries / 90
1.73
3
Blocks / 90
0.00
0
Clearances / 90
0.00
18
Pressures / 90
22.50
97

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
2.31
38
Key passes / 90
0.00
3
Prog. carries / 90
3.46
15
Pass completion %
70.0%
17

Possession

Carries / 90
17.31
15
Dribbles / 90
0.00
2

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 66 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better. This player is below the 270-minute bar, so their own rates rest on a small sample: read the percentiles as indicative.

International profile

Nicolas Jackson has 31 caps and 8 international goals for Senegal, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Senegal →Senegal squad & model →

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