Kenan Yıldız
Juventus · Midfielder · Turkey · 1,879 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Kenan Yıldız is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Juventus, 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.
What separates Yıldız from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as duelist winger, 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 LW / CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Yıldız'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, wide runner
- Shown minutes: LW / CF (#9)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
22
Great+ roles
2
Age
21
Preferred foot
Both
Height
187 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.
12.6% team touches
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
29.6%
Also 61.1 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for wingers.
28 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
70.4%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
42 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
91.3%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
45 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
45.2%
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.
Strong as Duelist (Elite), Creator (Great)
Defensive contribution
Proxy only · confidence: proxy — not a role tier
Proxy p77 · Actions p66 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
41.2
Breadth 26.8 · Depth 14.4
- ·Fullbacks: Defensive FB (Good)
- ·Wingers: Duelist Winger (Elite), Playmaking Winger (Elite), Wide Runner (Good)
- ·Forwards: Poacher (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Dual-threat
Great Dual-threatDistinct Great+
2 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 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.
Francisco Conceição
Juventus · Serie A 24/25
Closest roles
Duelist WingerΔ9
Playmaking WingerΔ5
Wide RunnerΔ11
Amad Diallo
Manchester United · PL 25/26
Closest roles
- Duelist WingerΔ16
- Playmaking WingerΔ19
- Wide RunnerΔ18
Jesús Rodriguez
Como · Serie A
Closest roles
- Wide RunnerΔ6
- Playmaking WingerΔ9
- Duelist WingerΔ21