Fisnik Asllani
TSG Hoffenheim · Forward · Kosovo · 2,354 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Fisnik Asllani's value is deciding games where it hurts: occupation of the box, finishing, and the pressure that comes with a centre-forward who stays dangerous. Build-up help is secondary; the point is goals and presence.
Beyond the headline job, Asllani remains plausible as shadow striker. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9) / SS. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Asllani'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: poacher, shadow striker
- Shown minutes: CF (#9) / SS
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Forward
Appearances
33
Great+ roles
0
Age
23
Preferred foot
Both
Height
186 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.
9.7% team touches
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
70.8%
Also 40.1 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
44 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
49.0%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
32 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
67.0%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
60 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
15.0%
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
31.4
Breadth 20.1 · Depth 11.3
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Great)
- ·Forwards: Poacher (Good), Shadow Striker (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.
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.
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Closest roles
Shadow StrikerΔ6
PoacherΔ1
Channel RunnerΔ3
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Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ18
- PoacherΔ11
- Channel RunnerΔ5
Phil Foden
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Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ48
- PoacherΔ43
- Channel RunnerΔ30