If Marlon Brando played soccer: striker, rated 83

Marlon Brando as a soccer player: scouting report

Marlon Brando would lead the line as a classic target man, the kind of center forward who makes every defender feel him. He changed screen acting by bringing raw physical presence to roles like Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and his physical strength is the best part of his card. Play the ball up to him and it sticks. He shields it with his back to goal, holds off a center back and waits for the midfield to arrive.

His best known early role fits too. In On the Waterfront, which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, he played Terry Malloy, a former prizefighter, and that is the edge he brings to a penalty area. His defending is right behind his strength, so he presses from the front, wins second balls and does the dirty work that keeps an opponent penned in. His shooting is solid rather than spectacular. He scores the goals a strong striker should, headers from crosses and finishes from close range. He trained in New York with Stella Adler, and the method approach shows in how fully he commits to the job in front of him.

Pace is the soft spot. He will not run in behind a high line, so pair him with quick wingers who can attack the space when he pulls a defender toward him. His defending and power also make center back his next best spot, and his goalkeeping is respectable enough to be a backup option. He later won a second Oscar for The Godfather, so he has a way of dominating any scene he is in. For a drafter, he is a reliable focal point for a direct team. Take him if you plan to cross the ball a lot.

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