Ibrahim Maza

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Forward · Algeria · 1,859 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · high

Ibrahim Maza is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 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, Maza remains plausible as playmaking winger. 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). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Maza'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: duelist winger, playmaking winger
  • Shown minutes: CF (#9)
  • No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · featured

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

28

Great+ roles

1

Age

20

Preferred foot

Right

Height

181 cm

Ballity insights

Peer context vs wingers — 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 wingers with match data.

9.9% team touches

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

44.5%

Also 66.8 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for wingers.

33 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

93.5%

xA per key pass 0.1461v1 win rate 67.6Cross accuracy 21.9

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

40 score

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

75.8%

1v1 win % 67.6Adv touchline % 17.1Wide channel (self-created) % 10Unblocked (self-created) % 65Shadow zone (self-created) % 50Fast break (self-created) % 30Half-space % 26.1

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

44 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

35.8%

Unblocked (assisted) % 72.7Shadow zone (assisted) % 48.5Arrival zone (assisted) % 39.4Wide channel (assisted) % 3xG 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 weak routesWinger

Strong as Duelist (Elite) — complementary routes are not below Good, so no noticeable weakness flag.

Defensive contribution

Proxy only · confidence: proxynot a role tier

Clears

Proxy p93 · Actions p90 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Duels 79Tempo 70Carrying 61Underperforming XG
Creation34
Ball Progressor19
Carrying61
Finishing15
Defending58
Duels79
Tempo70
Box threat44

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.

2 groups · 8 roles
52/ 100

Index

51.6

Breadth 26.8 · Depth 24.8

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · EliteWingers · EliteForwards
  • ·Midfielders: Carrier (Elite), Creator (Great), Box Crasher (Great), Box-to-Box Midfielder (Great), Duel Destroyer (Great), Ball Winner (Good)
  • ·Wingers: Duelist Winger (Elite), Playmaking Winger (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Elite

Specialist

Elite Specialist
1

Distinct Great+

1 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFTarget Man

Role translations

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NaturalValidatedSupportedStrongPlausibleExploratory

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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 winger 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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