Middlesbrough

Sebastian Berhalter

Berhalter operates from deep in midfield, more interested in dictating tempo than chasing a game down, using his passing range to turn defence into attack in one movement. He plays with the patience of someone who trusts teammates to make runs he cannot make himself.
USA Middlesbrough MID
Appearances
3
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
212
70.66 per match
Assists
0
Key passes
6
Pass accuracy
86%

Season Stats

Appearances
3
Minutes played
212
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
6
Accuracy
86%

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 midfielders

Assists
22nd of 22
Key passes
10th of 107
Pass accuracy
22st of 110
Goals
28th of 28
👑 Assist Kings #34 of 281
🎯 Pass Master #42 of 455
😈 Bad Boys #123 of 316
💪 Workhorses #210 of 294
👻 Ghost Players #258 of 294
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BUR
BUR
20:00
Wed 2 Sep
MID
MID
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QPR
QPR
14:00
Sat 5 Sep
MID
MID
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MID
MID
14:00
Sat 12 Sep
NOR
NOR
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MID
MID
18:45
Tue 15 Sep
MIL
MIL
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BIR
BIR
14:00
Sat 19 Sep
MID
MID

Sebastian Berhalter, The Midfielder Who Sets The Tempo

A deep lying passer who would rather dictate a match's pace than chase after it once it gets away.

Berhalter picks the ball up from the back four and looks to switch the play or thread a pass through the lines rather than simply keeping possession safe. That approach asks a lot of positional discipline from the players around him. His distribution is his clearest strength, finding runners with passes that arrive at the right pace instead of just the right direction.

The risk with a deep playmaker is always the same, because a team that leans on him for tempo becomes vulnerable whenever he is pressed out of possession in dangerous areas. Opponents who commit a man to closing him down early can force Middlesbrough into rushed passes elsewhere on the pitch. Watch how he copes once Championship midfields start setting traps for him specifically, game after game.

The Rest Of The Squad

30 players

Goalkeepers

1
Radek Vítek
Bristol City · Age 22
3 apps
33
Jon McLaughlin
Age 38
0 apps
31
Sol Brynn
Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

29
Adilson Malanda
Age 24
3 apps
2
Callum Brittain
Age 28
3 apps
12
Luke Ayling
Age 35
3 apps 1a
30
Neto Borges
Bristol City · Age 29
3 apps
5
Alfie Jones
Canada · Age 28
2 apps 1g
24
Alex Bangura
Age 27
0 apps
4
Ashley Phillips
Stoke City · Age 21
0 apps
25
George Edmundson
Age 29
0 apps
50
Jack Daley
Age 19
0 apps
—
Sam Byram
Leeds United · Age 32
0 apps

Midfielders

17
Max Arfsten
USA · Age 25
3 apps
14
Myles Peart-Harris
Oxford United · Age 23
3 apps
8
Riley McGree
Age 27
3 apps 1a
10
Aidan Morris
Age 24
2 apps
19
Leo Castledine
Age 21
2 apps
42
Abdoulaye Kanté
Age 21
1 app
44
Cruz Ibeh
Age 17
0 apps
46
Finlay Cartwright
Age 19
0 apps
28
Law McCabe
Age 20
0 apps

Forwards

16
Jeremy Sarmiento
Brighton and Hove Albion · Age 24
3 apps 1g
22
Kyle Joseph
Hull City · Age 24
3 apps
11
Morgan Whittaker
Age 25
3 apps 1a
7
Will Lankshear
Oxford United · Age 21
3 apps 4g
9
Tommy Conway
Age 24
1 app
13
David Strelec
Age 25
0 apps
49
Josh Dede
Age 20
0 apps
—
Micah Hamilton
Age 22
0 apps

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