Ao Tanaka
Leeds United · Midfielder · Japan · 1,326 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Ao Tanaka earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Leeds United — not through a single viral trait.
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. Tanaka'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
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / AM (#10)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
28
Great+ roles
0
Age
27
Preferred foot
Right
Height
180 cm
Ballity insights
Peer context vs midfielders — how often they get the ball and what they do with it. Separate from role tiers above.
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among midfielders with match data.
11.8% team touches
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
34.1%
Also 61.5 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for midfielders.
64 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
52.2%
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.
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
8.8
Breadth 6.7 · Depth 2.1
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Unclassified
UnclassifiedDistinct 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 midfielder 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.
Jefferson Lerma
Crystal Palace · PL 25/26
Closest roles
Box CrasherΔ5
Ball WinnerΔ12
Box-to-BoxΔ5
Pape Diop
Toulouse · Ligue 1
Closest roles
- Box CrasherΔ3
- Ball WinnerΔ9
- Box-to-BoxΔ5
Mikel Vesga
Athletic Club · La Liga 24/25
Closest roles
- Box CrasherΔ12
- Ball WinnerΔ0
- Box-to-BoxΔ5