Jamal Musiala
FC Bayern München · Midfielder · Germany · 685 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Jamal Musiala covers both boxes. He is not a specialist who only protects or only arrives late — he is the midfielder who can win it, carry it, and still show up in the final third. That two-way presence is what makes him hard to replace in FC Bayern München's structure.
Beyond the headline job, Musiala remains plausible as carrier and 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 AM (#10) / CM (#8). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Musiala'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: box crasher, carrier, creator, shadow striker
- Shown minutes: AM (#10) / CM (#8)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
15
Great+ roles
0
Age
23
Preferred foot
Right
Height
184 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.
8.3% team touches
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
84.7%
Also 65.2 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
44 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
47.0%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
43 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
97.0%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
62 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
31.0%
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
27.8
Breadth 13.4 · Depth 14.4
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Good), Carrier (Good), Creator (Good), Box-to-Box Midfielder (Good)
- ·Forwards: Shadow Striker (Good), Poacher (Good), Target Man (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
Supported secondary
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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