Yoane Wissa

Yoane Wissa is another masterpiece of Brentford’s recruitment department — a player bought for a modest fee from Lorient, developed into a genuine Premier League striker, and now worth several multiples of what the Bees paid. The DR Congo international combines technical quality with physical presence and the kind of goalscoring instinct that cannot be coached. He plays centrally or from the left with equal effectiveness, and his versatility makes him one of Thomas Frank’s most trusted attacking weapons.

Wissa’s ability to produce spectacular goals — volleys, long-range strikes, instinctive finishes that seem to defy the geometry of the goalmouth — has made him a genuinely beloved figure at the Gtech Community Stadium. His partnership with Bryan Mbeumo gives Brentford an attacking duo that would not look out of place at a club with three times the budget. Wissa’s work rate and pressing intensity complete the picture: this is not a luxury player who disappears when the team needs to defend. He grafts. He runs. And then he scores the kind of goal that makes you rewind the footage three times.

For Australian viewers, Wissa is the embodiment of why Brentford are the most watchable club in the league on a pound-for-pound basis.

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With 120 appearances and 35 goals, Wissa’s record speaks to a consistency that Brentford’s model demands and his talent delivers. The DR Congo international remains a key part of the attacking arsenal in 2025-26, and his continued presence in Frank’s squad is a reminder that great players do not always come with great price tags — sometimes they come from Lorient, and they turn out to be exactly what you needed.

VS — Chief sports columnist, australiafootball.com