Liam Delap
Chelsea · Forward · England · 1,140 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Liam Delap's value is deciding games where it hurts: occupation of the box, finishing, and the pressure that comes with a centre-forward who stays dangerous. Build-up help is secondary; the point is goals and presence.
Beyond the headline job, Delap remains plausible as target man. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Delap'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: poacher, target man
- Shown minutes: CF (#9)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Forward
Appearances
28
Great+ roles
0
Age
23
Preferred foot
Right
Height
186 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.
4.5% team touches
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
67.0%
Also 29.8 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
27 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
6.5%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
31 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
63.9%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
60 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
10.2%
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.
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
32.7
Breadth 23.5 · Depth 9.3
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite)
- ·Forwards: Target Man (Great), Poacher (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Specialist
Good SpecialistDistinct 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 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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Closest roles
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Shadow StrikerΔ6
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Closest roles
- Target ManΔ19
- PoacherΔ17
- Shadow StrikerΔ12