Michael Olise
#12 · Forward · age 24
2025-26 Ballon d'Or contender.
89
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 71
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 89
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 61
- Longevity
- 76
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Olise’s emergence at Bayern has solved a problem France didn’t quite know they had: how to replace Antoine Griezmann’s set-piece delivery without losing creativity from open play. He is left-footed, takes the corners and free kicks Griezmann used to take, and offers a chip-shot alternative to Mbappé’s direct running. The crowded front line means he may start the tournament on the bench, but he is the most likely first sub on for any of the front three.
Strengths
- Set-piece delivery — left-footed corners and free-kicks
- Inside-cut shooting from the right channel
Recent form
Bayern's right winger and a 2025-26 Ballon d'Or contender after a 20-plus-goal season.
Played for England at U21 level before committing to France at senior level — one of the most significant senior-level switches in recent French international history.