vigorous celebrating. Style of play UEFA.com writer Steffen Potter praised Embolo as a complete striker: "He is powerful, technically strong and decisive. He has explosive pace and is a composed finisher." Fabian Frei, who was a midfielder for FC Basel at the same time with Embolo, complimented him as well, for keeping his feet on the ground.I think he is a sensation – playing like that aged 17. I like him as a person as much as I do as a player. His feet will stay on the ground – he won't be shooting from 50 metres to score the goal of the season. You can give him good advice and he is ready to take it without getting angry. Embolo has cited Mario Balotelli as one of his inspirations. Both players like to lurk between defenders and both have great control allied to physical prowess. Embolo can also play in midfield; according to David Lemos of Radio Télévision Suisse he resembles N'Golo Kanté in this role, using his power to retrieve the ball and give it to the attackers. Personal life At the age of 18, he created the Embolo Foundation to support refugee children in Switzerland and disadvantaged youth in his birth country of Cameroon. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Embolo goal. Honours Basel Youth U16 Swiss Champion: 2011–12, 2012–13 Basel Swiss Super League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual FC Basel Young Player of the Year: 2013 Swiss Footballer of the Year: 2015 Swiss Cup Top goalscorer: 2014–15 Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2015–16 Swiss Super League Team of the Year: 2015–16 References External links Profile season 2015/16 on the Swiss Football League homepage Profile at FC Basel Profile at UEFA.com Breel Embolo at Topforward 1997 births Living people Footballers from Yaoundé Association football forwards Naturalised citizens of Switzerland Swiss men's footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Switzerland international footballers Swiss people of Cameroonian descent Swiss sportspeople of African descent Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players FC Basel players FC Schalke 04 players Borussia Mönchengladbach players AS Monaco FC players UEFA Euro 2016 players 2018 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Swiss expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Monaco Swiss expatriate sportspeople in