Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM#23

Marseille·Ligue 1·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

31 years(05/08/1995)1,85mrightDenmark, FranceContract until 30/06/2028

7.23Rating47 matches in 12 months

€15.00mMarket value#4 in Marseille · #60 in Ligue 1

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 101.116.9

UEFA Champio05.116.8

Ligue 108.117.8

World Cup Qu15.117.8

World Cup Qu18.117.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.50Nov

7.80Dec

7.10Jan

6.80Feb

7.20Mar

7.30Apr

7.60May

6.90Jun

Jul

7.20Aug

7.00Sep

6.80Oct

Club matchesMarseille

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25 Oct · 16:15Ligue 1H

Le Havre———Match stats

Odds are 1X2 for the match; the club's outcome is highlighted. Prediction opens the full match preview.

Recent results

22 Oct · 17:45UEFA Europa LeagueA

Sturm GrazL0:1Prediction 18 Oct · 14:00Ligue 1A

AngersW5:2Prediction 15 Oct · 20:00UEFA Europa LeagueH

Olympiakos PiraeusL0:1Match stats 11 Oct · 19:45Ligue 1A

Estac TroyesW2:0Prediction 20 Sept · 19:45Ligue 1H

Paris Saint Germain—Match stats

Key statsUEFA Nations League · Ligue 1 · UEFA Europa League

Goals10.11 / 907 of 52Rank

xG0.170.06 / 9021 of 51Rank

Assists021 of 52Rank

xA0.230.08 / 9027 of 52Rank

Shots131.43 / 907 of 51Rank

Shots on target538%4 of 51Rank

Key passes80.88 / 9026 of 52Rank

Pass accuracy88.8%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Ligue 1, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking59

Technique61

Tactical58

Defending46

Creativity66

Strengths

Long balls
Passing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.2078%

xG0.1260%

Shots2.0088%

Shots on target1.0094%

Conversion %1072%

Big chances missed0.2031%

Dribbles0.6053%

Fouls won0.400%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0030%

xA0.1049%

Key passes1.0045%

Big chances created0.0021%

Accurate passes71.00100%

Pass accuracy %89.984%

Final third passes18.8098%

Long balls2.6068%

Crosses0.4055%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6037%

Interceptions1.6080%

Clearances1.4058%

Blocks0.4069%

Aerial duels won1.4084%

Duels won4.0037%

Recoveries5.8078%

Dribbled past1.2031%

Fouls1.2057%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 51 midfielders · Ligue 1 · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 450′

Similar playersLigue 1 · midfielders · season 26/27

77%

Noah CadiouFC Lorient · Midfield - Central Midfield7.00Rating1G0A27age 76%

Himad AbdelliMarseille · Midfield - Attacking Midfield7.06Rating2G0A26age 74%

Corentin TolissoLyon · Midfield - Central Midfield7.19Rating1G2A32age 74%

Pape Demba DiopR. Strasbourg · Midfield - Central Midfield6.91Rating0G0A23age 74%

Giovanni ReynaR. Strasbourg · Midfield - Attacking Midfield6.87Rating2G0A23age 73%

Xavier MandzaNice · Midfield - Defensive Midfield6.77Rating0G0A17age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.9

+0.1

43.9

25/26

+0.8

10.2

26/27

Goals xG · total 5 / 4.1

Assists vs xA

+0.3

+0.6

54.4

25/26

-0.2

00.2

26/27

Assists xA · total 5 / 4.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 05.10.2026

Missed matches3last 12 months

National teamDenmark97 caps · 11 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€15.00mHighest: €45.00m (03/11/2022)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
UEFA Nations League	Denmark	26/27	4	280	6.88	—	—	0	—	—
Ligue 1	Olympique de Marseille	26/27	5	450	7.32	1	—	1	—	—
UEFA Europa League	Olympique de Marseille	26/27	1	90	6.70	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers14

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2025	25/26	Tottenham	Marseille	€13.50m	€20.00m
30/06/2025	24/25	Marseille	Tottenham	End of loan	€20.00m
22/07/2024	24/25	Tottenham	Marseille	loan transfer	€18.00m
11/08/2020	20/21	Southampton	Tottenham	€16.60m	€20.00m
11/07/2016	16/17	Bayern Munich	Southampton	€15.00m	€6.00m
30/06/2016	15/16	FC Schalke 04	Bayern Munich	End of loan	€6.00m
28/08/2015	15/16	Bayern Munich	FC Schalke 04	Loan fee:€1.00m	€6.50m
30/06/2015	14/15	Augsburg	Bayern Munich	End of loan	€4.00m
07/01/2015	14/15	Bayern Munich	Augsburg	loan transfer	€4.00m
01/07/2013	13/14	FC Bayern II	Bayern Munich	-	€500k
01/07/2012	12/13	Bröndby IF U17	FC Bayern II	free transfer	-
01/07/2010	10/11	Bröndby Youth	Bröndby IF U17	-	-
01/07/2009	09/10	FCK Youth	Bröndby Youth	free transfer	-
01/07/2007	07/08	BK Skjold U19	FCK Youth	?	-

Market value

€15.00m Current€45.00m Highest · 03/11/202201/06/2026 Last change

17.08.201201.06.2026

#67 Defensive Midfield#12 Denmark#60 Ligue 1#4 Marseille#826 Worldwide#12 Year 1995

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
17/08/2012	17	FC Bayern Munich II	€25k
16/10/2012	17	FC Bayern Munich II	€75k
14/12/2012	17	FC Bayern Munich II	€250k
20/05/2013	17	FC Bayern Munich II	€500k
30/06/2013	17	FC Bayern Munich II	€500k
30/01/2014	18	Bayern Munich	€800k
12/02/2014	18	Bayern Munich	€1.25m
10/07/2014	18	Bayern Munich	€4.00m
04/02/2015	19	FC Augsburg	€4.00m
01/07/2015	19	Bayern Munich	€6.50m
15/02/2016	20	FC Schalke 04	€6.00m
01/08/2016	20	Southampton FC	€8.00m
20/02/2017	21	Southampton FC	€8.00m
28/06/2017	21	Southampton FC	€8.00m
02/01/2018	22	Southampton FC	€8.00m
28/05/2018	22	Southampton FC	€10.00m
17/10/2018	23	Southampton FC	€12.00m
19/12/2018	23	Southampton FC	€12.00m
13/06/2019	23	Southampton FC	€15.00m
10/12/2019	24	Southampton FC	€15.00m
08/04/2020	24	Southampton FC	€12.00m
30/07/2020	24	Southampton FC	€20.00m
13/10/2020	25	Tottenham Hotspur	€25.00m
17/12/2020	25	Tottenham Hotspur	€30.00m
18/03/2021	25	Tottenham Hotspur	€35.00m
26/05/2021	25	Tottenham Hotspur	€35.00m
15/07/2021	25	Tottenham Hotspur	€40.00m
23/12/2021	26	Tottenham Hotspur	€40.00m
15/06/2022	26	Tottenham Hotspur	€40.00m
15/09/2022	27	Tottenham Hotspur	€42.00m
03/11/2022	27	Tottenham Hotspur	€45.00m
20/06/2023	27	Tottenham Hotspur	€45.00m
09/10/2023	28	Tottenham Hotspur	€32.00m
19/12/2023	28	Tottenham Hotspur	€28.00m
14/03/2024	28	Tottenham Hotspur	€20.00m
27/05/2024	28	Tottenham Hotspur	€18.00m
07/10/2024	29	Olympique Marseille	€20.00m
10/12/2024	29	Olympique Marseille	€20.00m
03/06/2025	29	Olympique Marseille	€20.00m
15/12/2025	30	Olympique Marseille	€18.00m
01/06/2026	30	Olympique Marseille	€15.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Ligue 1	Marseille	3	270	1	0.17	0.17	0	0.23	4	4	1.63
2025	Ligue 1	Marseille	32	2716	4	3.92	3.92	5	4.43	46	40	19.9

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.