Antoine Griezmann

Atlético Madrid · Forward · France · 1,477 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · high

Antoine Griezmann is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Atlético Madrid, 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 playmaking winger.

What separates Griezmann from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as playmaking winger, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward poacher. That is versatility with a purpose — not a random scatter of average roles.

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

The trade-off is real: creator shows up as a structural caveat in the profile. Any club buying the upside has to decide whether that hole is tolerable in their system — or whether they will need complementary players beside him.

Why Ballity says this

  • Midfield / role totality: playmaking winger, poacher, shadow striker
  • Shown minutes: CF (#9) / RW
  • Known caveat: creator
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · featured

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

34

Great+ roles

4

Age

35

Preferred foot

Left

Height

176 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.

12.3% team touches

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

72.5%

Also 64.1 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for wingers.

28 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

58.1%

xA per key pass 0.1261v1 win rate 50Cross accuracy 26.5

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

41 score

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

75.7%

1v1 win % 50Adv touchline % 18.1Wide channel (self-created) % 19.2Unblocked (self-created) % 76.9Shadow zone (self-created) % 69.2Fast break (self-created) % 23.1Half-space % 22.6

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

53 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

94.1%

Unblocked (assisted) % 88.9Shadow zone (assisted) % 60Arrival zone (assisted) % 60Wide channel (assisted) % 8.9xG per assisted shot 0.1

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.

One-wayWinger

Strong as Creator (Great)

Weak routes

Duelist · LimitedPhysicality · Limited

Defensive contribution

Proxy only · confidence: proxynot a role tier

Does not clear

Proxy p26 · Actions p29 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Box threat 81Tempo 67Carrying 59
Creation46
Ball Progressor32
Carrying59
Finishing44
Defending53
Duels46
Tempo67
Box threat81

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.

3 groups · 8 roles
63/ 100

Index

62.6

Breadth 36.9 · Depth 25.8

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · EliteWingers · EliteForwards · Great
  • ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Elite), Box-to-Box Midfielder (Good)
  • ·Wingers: Playmaking Winger (Elite), Raumdeuter (Great)
  • ·Forwards: Poacher (Great), Shadow Striker (Great), Target Man (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Great

Generalist

Great Generalist
4

Distinct Great+

4 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFPoacher
RWRWRaumdeuter

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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