Andreas Schjelderup
Benfica · Forward · Norway · 565 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Andreas Schjelderup is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Benfica, 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 duelist winger.
He is not trying to be everything. The profile is concentrated: do duelist winger at a high level, and let secondary tasks stay secondary.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Schjelderup'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
- Clearest current facet: duelist winger (good)
- Shown minutes: CF (#9)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
10
Great+ roles
0
Age
22
Preferred foot
Right
Height
177 cm
Ballity insights
Peer context vs forwards — 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). Featured profile — touch share unavailable until match cache covers appearances.
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among forwards with match data.
Unavailable — requires match data
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
34 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
27.6%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
26 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
19.4%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
47 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
1.8%
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 p55 · Actions p64 within winger peers
Stat profile
Within position 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
30.4
Breadth 20.1 · Depth 10.3
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Great), Carrier (Good)
- ·Wingers: Duelist Winger (Great), Playmaking Winger (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Specialist
Good SpecialistDistinct 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
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Shape match across forward 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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