Lukas Nmecha
Leeds United · Forward · Germany · 1,094 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Lukas Nmecha'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.
What separates Nmecha from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as poacher, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward target man. 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. Nmecha's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.
The trade-off is real: physicality shows up as a structural caveat in the profile. Any club buying the upside has to decide whether that hole is tolerable in their system — or whether they will need complementary players beside him.
Why Ballity says this
- Midfield / role totality: poacher, target man
- Shown minutes: CF (#9) / LW
- Known caveat: physicality
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
31
Great+ roles
2
Age
27
Preferred foot
Right
Height
185 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.
6.7% team touches
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
50.0%
Also 33.9 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
63 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
86.1%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
28 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
26.9%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
75 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
93.5%
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.
Strong as Physicality (Great)
Weak routes
Defensive contribution
Proxy only · confidence: proxy — not a role tier
Proxy p29 · Actions p25 within winger peers
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
56.4
Breadth 36.9 · Depth 19.6
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Good)
- ·Wingers: Raumdeuter (Elite)
- ·Forwards: Poacher (Great), Target Man (Great), Shadow Striker (Great)
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
Where the profile could fit. Tap a position — then see which role style suits it.
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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.
Evanilson
Bournemouth · PL 25/26
Closest roles
Target ManΔ2
PoacherΔ11
Shadow StrikerΔ4
Ermedin Demirović
VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga 24/25
Closest roles
- PoacherΔ4
- Target ManΔ3
- Shadow StrikerΔ2
Marcus Thuram
Inter · Serie A
Closest roles
- PoacherΔ7
- Target ManΔ13
- Shadow StrikerΔ13