Folarin Balogun

United States · FW

2026 World Cup squad profile

Position
FW
Squad role
Bench · #20
Position rank
#5
Intl caps
25
Intl goals
8
Intl assists
4
0.76(model rating, 0–1)
36.1%

See Folarin Balogun on the full United States scoring list →

Recent form

Steady

2025/26 club form vs the player's multi-season baseline (0.38 vs 0.40).

Major tournament stats

TournamentMPMinGAxGShKPPrgPPrgCTklInt
Copa América 20243175200.2501900
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
0.00
8
Interceptions / 90
0.00
18
Ball recoveries / 90
3.60
58
Blocks / 90
1.03
36
Clearances / 90
0.51
55
Pressures / 90
10.80
17

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90
0.51
2
Key passes / 90
0.00
3
Prog. carries / 90
4.63
30
Pass completion %
70.4%
17

Possession

Carries / 90
16.97
15
Dribbles / 90
0.51
21

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

Folarin Balogun has 25 caps and 8 international goals for United States, a FW in the projected squad. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: United States →United States squad & model →

Rest of the United States squad