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Breel Embolo

1997 - Today

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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. Born in Cameroon, Embolo moved with his mother and siblings to France before finally settling in Switzerland. After working his way through their junior teams, Embolo made his professional debut for Basel in March 2014, and won the Swiss Super League in all three of his first seasons before moving to Germany after being signed by Schalke 04 for a reported fee of €20 million. Shortly after moving to the Bundesliga, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out for nearly a year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Breel Embolo is the 5,634th most popular soccer player (up from 6,350th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Cameroon (up from 48th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Cameroonian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Breel Embolo ranks 5,634 out of 21,273. Before him are Borislav Mikhailov, Thomas Ahlström, Andy King, Akiyoshi Yoshida, Mbark Boussoufa, and Libor Radimec. After him are Heribert Weber, Ryuji Akiba, Kyohei Oyama, Misael Escuti, Alfonso Portugal, and Vasilis Hatzipanagis.

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Among people born in 1997, Breel Embolo ranks 65. Before him are Rodrigo Bentancur, Daria Kasatkina, Asa Butterfield, Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg, Maisie Williams, and Allan Saint-Maximin. After him are Simone Biles, Bam Adebayo, Carlos Soler, Rúben Neves, Youssef En-Nesyri, and Harry Wilson.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Breel Embolo ranks 42 out of 156. Before him are Ferdinand Oyono (1929), Alex Song (1987), Cyrille Makanaky (1965), Edwin Ifeanyi (1972), Jacques N'Guea (1955), and Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979). After him are Joseph N'Do (1976), Pierre Webó (1982), Stephen Tataw (1963), Pierre Womé (1979), Françoise Mbango Etone (1976), and Youssoufa Moukoko (2004).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among soccer players born in Cameroon, Breel Embolo ranks 25. Before him are Théophile Abega (1954), Alex Song (1987), Cyrille Makanaky (1965), Edwin Ifeanyi (1972), Jacques N'Guea (1955), and Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979). After him are Joseph N'Do (1976), Pierre Webó (1982), Stephen Tataw (1963), Pierre Womé (1979), Youssoufa Moukoko (2004), and Louis-Paul M'Fédé (1961).

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