Donny van de Beek
Girona FC · Midfielder · Netherlands · 1,325 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Donny van de Beek earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Girona FC — not through a single viral trait. Ballity's strongest current profile is box crasher.
Beyond the headline job, Beek remains plausible as creator. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
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. Beek'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
- Midfield / role totality: box crasher, creator
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / AM (#10)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
15
Great+ roles
0
Age
29
Preferred foot
Right
Height
183 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.
15.4% team touches
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
90.4%
Also 38.2 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
41 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
21.0%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
25 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
14.5%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
63 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
17.7%
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 p84 · Actions p86 within winger peers
Stat profile
Within Winger 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
12.9
Breadth 6.7 · Depth 6.2
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Good), Creator (Good), Deep-Lying Playmaker (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
How each role is scored. Expand a row for a radar of role-shaped stats.
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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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