Donyell Malen

Netherlands · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Projected starter
Position rank
#2
Intl caps
51
Intl goals
13
Intl assists
9
0.92(model rating, 0–1)
32.0%

See Donyell Malen on the full Netherlands scoring list →

Recent form

Rising

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.55 vs 0.34).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Euro 20244199201.56492103
Euro 20204157020.13351900
All tournaments8356221.697144003
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

Defending

Tackles won / 90
0.00
6
Interceptions / 90
0.76
86
Ball recoveries / 90
1.77
3
Blocks / 90
0.76
15
Clearances / 90
0.76
69
Pressures / 90
8.09
8

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
3.54
72
Key passes / 90
1.77
83
Prog. carries / 90
10.11
85
Pass completion %
80.4%
77

Possession

Carries / 90
33.37
68
Dribbles / 90
2.53
88

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 65 forwards with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Donyell Malen has 51 caps and 13 international goals for Netherlands, 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: Netherlands →Netherlands squad & model →

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