Lucas Michal

AS Monaco · Forward · France · 277 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · low

Lucas Michal earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for AS Monaco — not through a single viral trait.

On the pitch he has actually been used as CF (#9) / SS. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Michal'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: CF (#9) / SS
No major weakness flags in the current profile

Receipts

· Player Profile
· Role Breadth
· Deployment authenticity
· Sample · limited

Season-stats profile — some roles need match-level data and may be missing or lower confidence.

Position

Forward

Appearances

Great+ roles

Age

Preferred foot

Right

Height

167 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). Catalogue profile — usage ranked on touches/90, not team touch share.

Usage rate

Touch volume among forwards (touches per 90).

34.8 usage proxy

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

58.3%

Efficiency

Output quality per action for forwards.

36 score

Peer band · Minimal

Pool percentile

18.3%

xG per shot 0.105Goals / npxG 1Goals /90 0

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

29 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

28.0%

Self-created shot share % 50Dribbles won/90 0Fast break (self-created) % 25

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

67 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

50.0%

Unblocked (assisted) % 75Shadow zone (assisted) % 75Arrival zone (assisted) % 75Central channel (assisted) % 75xG 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+ primaryStriker

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

Stat profile

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

Duels 80Tempo 58Carrying 22

Creation16

Carrying22

Finishing18

Defending0

Duels80

Tempo58

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.

1 group · 1 role

13/ 100

Index

13.1

Breadth 10.1 · Depth 3.1

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · GreatWingersForwards

·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Great)

Versatility shape

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

Unclassified

Distinct Great+

0 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFPoacher

SSSSPoacher

Role translations

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Role-by-role detail

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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.

Lucas Stassin

Saint-Étienne · Ligue 1

99.8% matchSame league

Closest roles

PoacherΔ1
Target ManΔ1
Shadow StrikerΔ4

Patrik Schick

Bayer 04 Leverkusen · Bundesliga 24/25

100.0% match

Closest roles

PoacherΔ39
Target ManΔ40
Channel RunnerΔ32

Borja Mayoral

Getafe · La Liga 24/25

99.9% match

Closest roles

PoacherΔ7
Target ManΔ8
Channel RunnerΔ4