Alex Iwobi
Fulham · Midfielder · Nigeria · 2,368 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Alex Iwobi is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Fulham, that means stretch, isolation, and the ability to beat a full-back before the box gets crowded — not a pure chance-creation spreadsheet profile. The headline trait is box crasher.
Beyond the headline job, Iwobi remains plausible as creator and playmaking winger. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CM (#8) / AM (#10). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Iwobi's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.
There are no major weakness flags screaming from the current profile — which does not mean he is complete, only that the main story is the strength of what he already does.
Why Ballity says this
- Midfield / role totality: box crasher, creator, playmaking winger
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / AM (#10)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
28
Great+ roles
0
Age
30
Preferred foot
Right
Height
183 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.
13.2% team touches
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
86.4%
Also 59.6 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for wingers.
27 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
68.2%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
38 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
46.5%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
43 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
23.7%
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 Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.
Defensive contribution
Proxy only · confidence: proxy — not a role tier
Proxy p52 · Actions p51 within winger peers
Stat profile
Within Winger peers — percentile shape (not role scores).
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.
Index
42.3
Breadth 26.8 · Depth 15.5
- ·Fullbacks: Playmaking FB (Good)
- ·Midfielders: Creator (Great), Deep-Lying Playmaker (Great), Box Crasher (Good), Carrier (Good)
- ·Wingers: Playmaking Winger (Great)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Generalist
Good GeneralistDistinct Great+
0 Great+ roles total
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.
Natural
Role translations
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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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Closest roles
- Playmaking WingerΔ1
- RaumdeuterΔ5
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Moses Simon
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Closest roles
- Playmaking WingerΔ4
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