Breel Donald Embolo (born 14 February 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

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and the Switzerland national team. Born in Cameroon, Embolo moved with his family to France before finally settling in Switzerland. After working his way through their junior teams, Embolo made his professional debut for

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in March 2014, and won the

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in all three of his first seasons before moving to

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for a reported fee of €20 million. Shortly after moving to the

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, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out for nearly a year. He later played in Germany for

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and in the French Ligue 1 for Monaco. Embolo made his senior international debut in 2015, earning over 60 caps. He represented Switzerland at the

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in 2016 and

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, and at the

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in the

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and

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Early life

Embolo was born on 14 February 1997 in the Cameroonian capital

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. His parents separated when he was young, and at the age of five or six, his mother moved to France where he attended school. Whilst there she met her future husband, a Swiss national. The following year, the family moved to

in Switzerland. Embolo received Swiss citizenship on 12 December 2014. His girlfriend Naomi gave birth to their daughter Naliya in June 2018.

Club career

Early career

Embolo started his youth football with

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. At the age of ten, Embolo failed his first trial with

, so he moved to the

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. He was finally allowed to join the FCB youth sytem in their U-13 team. In the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons he played in Basel's U-16. With the U-16 team he won the Swiss Championship title twice at this level. He received various individual prizes, such as the Basel youngster of the year 2013. On 8 March 2013, just three weeks after his 16th birthday, he signed his first professional contract with the club. In summer 2013 he advanced to play in their U-18 and U-21 teams.

FC Basel

During the winter break of their 2013–14 season, Embolo advanced to Basel's first team under head coach Murat Yakin. After appearing in two test games, Embolo made his professional debut on 13 March 2014 as a 90th-minute substitute for Geoffroy Serey in the

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round of 16 first leg at St. Jakob-Park. The match against Red Bull Salzburg ended in a goalless draw. Three days later on 16 March, he made his domestic league debut with the team in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute. Embolo scored his first goal for the team just four minutes later, it was the final goal of the game as Basel won 5–0 against Aarau. At the end of the 2013–14 Super League season he won the league championship with Basel; they also reached the final of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup, but Embolo sat on the bench as they were beaten 2–0 by

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after extra time. In their 2014–15 season new head coach was

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. The season ran well for Basel and their new young striker. Under Sousa, Embolo advanced to becoming a regular player and a regular goal scorer. Basel entered the Champions League in the

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. On 4 November 2014, he scored his first goal in the

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, opening a 4–0 home group win against Ludogorets Razgrad. The team reached the knockout phase on 9 December 2014, as they managed a 1–1 draw at

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against

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. But they were knocked out of the competition by

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in the

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. In the second round of the

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, the match on 21 September in the Schützenwiese, Embolo scored his first hat-trick for the team as they won 4–0 against

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to advance to the next round. Basel reached the cup final, however, for the third consecutive season they finished the competition as runners-up. During the 2014–15 league season, in the match at home on 12 April 2015, Embolo scored his first domestic league hat-trick as Basel won 5–1 against

. At the end of the season Basel won the championship for the sixth time in a row. After winning the title, Embolo called

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, the club's under-18 manager, and requested that he play their remaining games now the senior season was over. Basel hired

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as their new head coach for their 2015–16 season. Basel started in the

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in the third qualifing round. But despite an Embolo goal in the play-off round against

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they were knocked out of the competition on the away goals rule. Basel continued in the

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. Embolo achieved two goals in eight appearances and the team completed the group stage coming top in table. Late into the 2016 January transfer window,

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made a bid for Embolo, but it was rejected by Basel. The bid was reported to be close to €27 million. Under head coach Fischer, Embolo won a third consecutive Swiss championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total. In June 2016, Embolo was described by ''

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'' as "one of Europe's hottest prospects". On 26 June 2016 Basel announced that Embolo would leave the club and that he had signed a five-year contract. It was agreed not to disclose the terms of the transfer. During his time with their first team, Embolo played a total of 114 games for Basel scoring a total of 40 goals. 61 of these games were in the

, six in the

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, 24 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 23 were friendly games. He scored 21 goals in the domestic league, six in the cup, four in the European games and the other 23 were scored during the test games.

Schalke 04

On 26 June 2016, Bundesliga side

confirmed the signing of Embolo from Basel on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of €20 million plus add-ons. He made his debut on 20 August in the first round of the

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away to sixth-tier FC 08 Villingen, starting and scoring in a 4–1 victory. A week later he made his league debut in a 1–0 loss at

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, replacing Franco Di Santo at half time in the season opener. He scored his first league goals for the

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-based club on 2 October, a brace in a 4–0 win over

. Eleven days later in his next match against

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, he suffered a serious injury following a foul from

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, a complicated ankle fracture, ruptured syndesmosis and medial collateral ligament damage which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. On 16 September 2017, Embolo made his return after missing nearly a full year of football, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Amine Harit in a 2–1 win at

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

Embolo signed for fellow Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on 28 June 2019 on a four-year contract. He made his debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 9 August, coming on at half time for Jonas Hofmann in a 1–0 win at

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. Fifteen days later, again from the bench, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at

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. On 27 October 2021, Embolo scored twice in a 5–0 surprise win over

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in the cup second round – Bayern Munich's biggest ever defeat in the DFB-Pokal, and their first ever cup elimination to ''Gladbach''.

Monaco

On 15 July 2022, Embolo joined

club

for a four-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Mönchengladbach was reported as a little over €12 million. He made his debut on 2 August in a Champions League third qualifying round first leg at home to

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, as a 76th-minute substitute for Aleksandr Golovin, while his first league game four days later was a start in a 2–1 win at Strasbourg. On 13 August, he scored his first goal to equalise in a 1–1 draw with

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at the

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International career

Embolo made four appearances for the Switzerland U16 national team. He scored his first international goal on 1 November 2012 in the 3–0 away win against the Ukraine U16. He was also eligible to play for Cameroon, however in December 2014 he pledged his international allegiance to Switzerland. He made his senior international debut on 31 March 2015, replacing Josip Drmić after 56 minutes of an eventual 1–1 friendly draw against the

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. On 9 October, he scored his first international goal, a penalty in a 7–0 win over

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at the AFG Arena in

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, converting after Alessandro Della Valle fouled

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; the result qualified the Swiss to

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. In the same game, he also set up Michael Lang for the first goal and won a spot-kick scored by

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. Embolo was selected by manager Vladimir Petković for the final tournament in France. A substitute in the first two group games, he then started against the hosts in a goalless draw in

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and came off the bench in the last 16, a 1–1 draw and

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loss to

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. In

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for the

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, Embolo scored once to open a 2–0 win over European champions

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at his former club ground in Basel. Petković named him for the squad to compete in the finals in Russia. Embolo scored once in

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, putting the Swiss 3–0 up in an eventual 3–3 draw at home to

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on 27 March 2019. At the finals, held in 2021, he scored the opener in their first group game, a 1–1 draw with

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in Baku. In Switzerland's first game of the

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against Cameroon, Embolo scored the only goal, becoming the first player in tournament history to score a goal for their adopted country against their nation of birth. Out of respect, he chose not to celebrate, standing still with his hands up to his face as his teammates mobbed him and did the more vigorous celebrating.

Style of play

UEFA.com writer Steffen Potter praised Embolo as a complete striker: "He is powerful, technically strong and decisive. He has explosive pace and is a composed finisher." Fabian Frei, who was a

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for

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at the same time with Embolo, complimented him as well, for keeping his feet on the ground.

I think he is a sensation – playing like that aged 17. I like him as a person as much as I do as a player. His feet will stay on the ground – he won't be shooting from 50 metres to score the goal of the season. You can give him good advice and he is ready to take it without getting angry.

Embolo has cited

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as one of his inspirations. Both players like to lurk between defenders and both have great control allied to physical prowess. Embolo can also play in

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; according to David Lemos of

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he resembles

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in this role, using his power to retrieve the ball and give it to the attackers.

Personal life

At the age of 18, he created the Embolo Foundation to support refugee children in Switzerland and disadvantaged youth in his birth country of Cameroon.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Embolo goal''.

Honours

Basel Youth * U16 Swiss Champion: 2011–12, 2012–13 Basel *

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual * FC Basel Young Player of the Year: 2013 * Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2015 *

Top goalscorer: 2014–15 *

Player of the Year: 2015–16 *

Team of the Year: 2015–16