Daniel Podence

• UCLDvsBayer 04 Leverkusen

  18 Feb 26 · 64'

  0–0

  Match rating6.4
• UCLW@Ajax

  28 Jan 26 · 2'

  2–1

  Match rating

AI scouting report

Podence is the rare attacker who influences a game primarily through the pass rather than the finish—a creator wearing a striker's number. Operating in the Super League, his 2.47 key passes and 0.43 assists per 90 both land in the top 5% of all attackers, figures that reveal a player fundamentally wired to unlock teammates rather than hunt personal glory. His passes into the final third—also top 5%—suggest he's not just combining in tight spaces but actively driving play forward. Here's the counterintuitive part: his average goals return actually understates his danger, because his shot volume sits in the top 20%, meaning the chances aren't being created at the expense of his own threat.