Erling Haaland is currently one of the best players in the entire world and he has achieved this by establishing himself as the undisputed starter in Pep Guardiola’s all-powerful team, Manchester City, playing practically every minute of the most important events of the season.
Therefore, when thinking about Haaland, it is almost impossible to imagine another center forward who plays so many minutes with his respective team, but according to data from the CIES Football Observatory, there is not only one, but three and all of them are Brazilian.
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Yuri Alberto, the center forward with the most minutes accumulated in the last year
In the last 365 days, according to data compiled by CIESFO, Yuri Alberto has established himself as the most used center forward in the entire world. The Corinthians striker has played 5,230 minutes in the last year and only the figures of his compatriots Paulinho and Hulk come close to his.
Paulinho, from Atlético Mineiro, played 4883′ minutes in the last year, while Hulk fell short by only a few minutes, remaining in third place in the ranking with 4875′ as of the date of publication of the study by this investigative entity.
Most official game minutes, centre forwards 🌐 (last 3⃣6⃣5⃣ days)
🥇 #YuriAlberto 🇧🇷 5,230'
🥈 #Paulinho 🇧🇷 4,883'
🥉 #Hulk 🇧🇷 4,875'#ErlingHaaland 🇳🇴 #WillEvans 🏴
More exclusive ⚽️ stats 👉 https://t.co/P0Ohpx4Mt7 pic.twitter.com/CxOA3SoXDr— CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) April 23, 2024
Erling Haaland, consequently, is the fourth center forward in the world with the most minutes in the last year, adding a total of 4,858 minutes with Manchester City. The last place in the ranking goes to the Newport County striker, William Evans, with 4810′ minutes.
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