Justin Devenny
Crystal Palace · Midfielder · Northern Ireland · 320 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Justin Devenny earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Crystal Palace — not through a single viral trait.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CM (#8) / AM (#10). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Devenny'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
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / AM (#10)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
3
Great+ roles
0
Age
22
Preferred foot
Left
Height
184 cm
Ballity insights
Peer context vs midfielders — how often they get the ball and what they do with it. Separate from role tiers above.
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among midfielders with match data.
10.8% team touches
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
6.4%
Also 49.9 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for midfielders.
57 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
12.5%
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 Midfielder 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
10.8
Breadth 6.7 · Depth 4.1
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Good), Deep-Lying Playmaker (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Unclassified
UnclassifiedDistinct 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 midfielder 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.
Carlos Alcaraz
Everton · PL 24/25
Closest roles
Box CrasherΔ4
Deep-Lying PlaymakerΔ25
CarrierΔ7
Aljoscha Kemlein
1. FC Union Berlin · Bundesliga 24/25
Closest roles
- Box CrasherΔ14
- Deep-Lying PlaymakerΔ19
- CarrierΔ3
Simon Sohm
Parma · Serie A 24/25
Closest roles
- Box CrasherΔ15
- Deep-Lying PlaymakerΔ29
- CarrierΔ31