WILLIAM LANKSHEAR
Attacker · Middlesbrough · Championship
“A direct attacker with a ruthless instinct in the box.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
W. Lankshear profiles as an emerging striker with room to grow into his peak years, but his value stays tempered by the level he has played at and an unsettled starting role. Oxford United showed his best recent work.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €2.2M – €2.5M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
W. Lankshear plays like a forward who stays alive to the second ball and the loose finish. The GoalPost box-to-box read fits his habit of arriving from different pockets, linking play, then breaking into scoring positions with clean, decisive movement. His calling card is simple: sharp separation, quick release, and a clinical end point when the chance opens up.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
3.23
SoT / 90
2.16
Accuracy
67%
Conversion
36%
Club football this season: 42 shots in 16 matches (1169 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
27 shots · 9 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 7.17 |
 Championship | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1,048 | 7.26 |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1,169 | 7.25 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
1.15
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
3.23
per 90
Shots on target
2.16
per 90
Conversion
36%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.15
per 90 · 17% completed
Key passes
1.00
per 90
Pass accuracy
80%
Fouls won
1.00
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
0.15
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 |  Bolton | Championship | W1-5 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 |
| Oct 17 |  Cardiff | Championship | D2-2 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Oct 13 |  Stoke City | Championship | W2-3 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Oct 10 |  Wolves | Championship | W1-0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 19 |  Birmingham | Championship | D2-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Sep 15 |  Millwall | Championship | D2-2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Championship1,048 (90%)League Cup121 (10%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Middlesbrough | Championship | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0.79 | 7.10 |
| 2025/26 |  Oxford United | Championship | 47 | 12 | 2 | 0.30 | 6.59 |
| 2024/25 |  West Brom | Championship | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 6.55 |
| 2023/24 |  Tottenham Hotspur U21 | EFL Trophy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 7.33 |
| 2022/23 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
J.League World Challenge
2024
Premier League 2
2023/2024
U18 Premier League Cup
2022/2023
Spell detail
Apps
14
Goals
11
Assists
0
Minutes
1,007
By season
| 2026/27 | Championship | 14 app | 11 g | 7.10 |
Goals by season
11 goals in the spell
International career
Senegal
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Senegal
Senegal's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for W. Lankshear.