Budu Zivzivadze

1. FC Heidenheim · Forward · Georgia · 723 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · low

Budu Zivzivadze earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for 1. FC Heidenheim — not through a single viral trait.

On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Zivzivadze'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

Shown minutes: CF (#9)
No major weakness flags in the current profile

Receipts

· Player Profile
· Role Breadth
· Deployment authenticity
· Sample · limited

Position

Forward

Appearances

Great+ roles

Age

Preferred foot

Both

Height

189 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).

Usage rate

Share of team touches (non-GK) among forwards with match data.

9.8% team touches

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

61.4%

Also 35.9 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for forwards.

43 score

Peer band · Minimal

Pool percentile

12.1%

xG per shot 0.063Goals / npxG 1.75Goals /90 0.12

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

30 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

46.6%

1v1 win % 36.7Self-created shot share % 25.9Dribbles won/90 0.9Fast break (self-created) % 14.3

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

65 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

25.9%

Unblocked (assisted) % 95Shadow zone (assisted) % 70Arrival zone (assisted) % 60Central channel (assisted) % 60xG 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.

No Great+ primaryStriker

No Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.

Stat profile

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

Creation 61Defending 61Carrying 55

Creation61

Ball Progressor32

Carrying55

Finishing3

Defending61

Duels34

Tempo39

Box threat4

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.

1 group · 2 roles

11/ 100

Index

10.8

Breadth 6.7 · Depth 4.1

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · GoodWingersForwards

·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Good), Creator (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Unclassified

Distinct Great+

0 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFPoacher

Role translations

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NaturalValidatedSupportedStrongPlausibleExploratory

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Role-by-role detail

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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.

Victor Okoh Boniface

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga 24/25

99.8% matchSame league

Closest roles

PoacherΔ44
Target ManΔ50
Shadow StrikerΔ50

Erling Haaland

Manchester City · PL 24/25

100.0% match

Closest roles

Shadow StrikerΔ52
Target ManΔ60
Channel RunnerΔ40

Lucas Stassin

Saint-Étienne · Ligue 1

99.9% match

Closest roles

Target ManΔ15
PoacherΔ20
Shadow StrikerΔ14