Noa Lang

★ WorkhorseForward · PSV Eindhoven

Caps

Int'l goals

Years

NATION · NED Netherlands →

Age

Position

Caps

Int'l goals

PSV Eindhoven

Club

UEFA Champions League

League

NED

National team

// the read

The shape of him

A forward is measured in one currency — goals, and the threat of them. The profile below is the positional read; the specifics get filled in as the tournament writes them.

// the equation

movement × finishing × the killer instinct

the channelsthe back shoulderthe edge of the box

// the x-factor

The job

What a forward is for.

Stretch the back line, find the half-yard, and take the chance that decides a knockout tie. Tournaments turn on the players who score when it's tight.

27Years old

ForwardRole

// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Super Cup

×6

Eredivisie

×4

U19 Divisie 1

×3

First Division A

×3

KNVB Beker

×2

Eerste Divisie

×2

// the closing word

Noa Lang.Netherlands · Forward.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

NEDForwardPSV Eindhoven