Brighton & Hove Albion · Forward · Brazil · 1,703 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
João Pedro is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Brighton & Hove Albion, 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 target man.
What separates Pedro from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as target man, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward playmaking winger. That is versatility with a purpose — not a random scatter of average roles.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9) / LW. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Pedro'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
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
20
Great+ roles
1
Age
24
Preferred foot
Right
Height
182 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.
13.2% team touches
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
12.7%
Also 48.7 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for wingers.
25 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
51.8%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
39 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
57.0%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
43 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
14.9%
Balance & structural weaknesses
How complete this player is on the position's job board — strengths and holes.
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 p15 · Actions p15 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
56.2
Breadth 33.5 · Depth 22.7
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Specialist
Great SpecialistDistinct Great+
1 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 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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