Brajan Gruda
RB Leipzig · Forward · Germany · 755 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Brajan Gruda is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For RB Leipzig, 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.
Beyond the headline job, Gruda remains plausible as playmaking winger and raumdeuter. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
On the pitch he has actually been used as RW / CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Gruda'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
- Midfield / role totality: duelist winger, playmaking winger, raumdeuter
- 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
13
Great+ roles
0
Age
22
Preferred foot
Left
Height
178 cm
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 p23 · Actions p14 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
63.4
Breadth 33.5 · Depth 29.9
- ·Midfielders: Creator (Elite), Box Crasher (Great), Carrier (Great), Box-to-Box Midfielder (Good)
- ·Wingers: Playmaking Winger (Elite), Duelist Winger (Great), Raumdeuter (Great), Wide Runner (Great)
- ·Forwards: Target Man (Good), Shadow Striker (Good)
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 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.
