João Pedro

Brighton & Hove Albion · Forward · Brazil · 1,703 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · high

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

  • Midfield / role totality: target man, playmaking winger, poacher, shadow striker
  • Shown minutes: CF (#9) / LW
  • No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · featured

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%

xA per key pass 0.0991v1 win rate 43.3Cross accuracy 27.3

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

39 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

57.0%

1v1 win % 43.3Adv touchline % 18.1Wide channel (self-created) % 4.5Unblocked (self-created) % 86.4Shadow zone (self-created) % 81.8Fast break (self-created) % 0Half-space % 27

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

43 score

Peer band · Minimal

Pool percentile

14.9%

Unblocked (assisted) % 56Shadow zone (assisted) % 64Arrival zone (assisted) % 36Wide channel (assisted) % 4xG 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 Great+ primaryWinger

No Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.

Defensive contribution

Proxy only · confidence: proxynot a role tier

Does not clear

Proxy p15 · Actions p15 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Box threat 84Finishing 75Duels 63
Creation49
Ball Progressor54
Carrying34
Finishing75
Defending48
Duels63
Tempo37
Box threat84

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.

3 groups · 8 roles
56/ 100

Index

56.2

Breadth 33.5 · Depth 22.7

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · EliteWingers · GreatForwards · Great
  • ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Great)
  • ·Wingers: Raumdeuter (Great), Playmaking Winger (Good), Duelist Winger (Good)
  • ·Forwards: Target Man (Great), Poacher (Great), Shadow Striker (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Great

Specialist

Great Specialist
1

Distinct Great+

1 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFTarget Man
LWLWraumdeuter

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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