Adnan Januzaj

Sevilla · Midfielder · Belgium · 321 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · low

Adnan Januzaj earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Sevilla — not through a single viral trait.

On the pitch he has actually been used as RW / CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Januzaj's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.

Sample size still limits how hard you can push the conclusions. The football idea is clear; the confidence should stay honest until a fuller season of minutes confirms it.

Why Ballity says this

  • Shown minutes: RW / CF (#9)
  • No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · limited

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

12

Great+ roles

0

Age

31

Preferred foot

Height

186 cm

Ballity insights

Peer context vs wingers — how often they get the ball and what they do with it. Separate from role tiers above. Attackers also split separation into on-ball (dribble-created) and off-ball (movement).

Usage rate

Share of team touches (non-GK) among wingers with match data.

11.3% team touches

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

38.7%

Also 66.7 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for wingers.

33 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

90.4%

xA per key pass 0.0761v1 win rate 66.7Cross accuracy 26.7

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

38 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

40.1%

1v1 win % 66.7Adv touchline % 44Wide channel (self-created) % 0Unblocked (self-created) % 0Shadow zone (self-created) % 0Fast break (self-created) % 0Half-space % 12

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

38 score

Peer band · Minimal

Pool percentile

9.9%

Unblocked (assisted) % 40Shadow zone (assisted) % 40Arrival zone (assisted) % 0Wide channel (assisted) % 20xG per assisted shot 0

Balance & structural weaknesses

How complete this player is on the position's job board — strengths and holes.

How we define this

Two-way = Great+ on ≥2 complementary axes. One-way = every other route Limited/closed. Weak routes = Average holes on complementary axes.

No Great+ primaryWinger

No Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.

Defensive contribution

Proxy only · confidence: proxynot a role tier

Does not clear

Proxy p53 · Actions p40 within winger peers

Stat profile

Within position peers — percentile shape (not role scores).

Duels 74Ball Progressor 70Tempo 70Direct Passer
Creation69
Ball Progressor70
Carrying57
Finishing4
Defending63
Duels74
Tempo70
Box threat22

Versatility Index

Precise 0–100 score — cross-group breadth (67%) plus within-group depth (33%), quality-scaled by tier. Distinct from the shape card below.

2 groups · 4 roles
41/ 100

Index

41.2

Breadth 26.8 · Depth 14.4

Fullbacks · EliteCentre-backsMidfieldersWingers · EliteForwards
  • ·Fullbacks: Offensive FB (Elite), Playmaking FB (Great)
  • ·Wingers: Playmaking Winger (Elite), Duelist Winger (Great)

Versatility shape

Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.

Unclassified

Unclassified

Unclassified
0

Distinct Great+

0 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFTarget Man
RWRWDuelist Winger

Role translations

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NaturalValidatedSupportedStrongPlausibleExploratory

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Role-by-role detail

How each role is scored. Expand a row for a radar of role-shaped stats.

Similar players

Shape match across winger roles — cosine similarity of role scores (domestic leagues only). Slot 1 is the best same-league match; the rest are the next closest from the full pool.

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