Malick Mbaye
Metz · Forward · Senegal · 299 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Malick Mbaye earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Metz — not through a single viral trait.
On the pitch he has actually been used as RW. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Mbaye'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: RW
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Winger
Appearances
5
Great+ roles
0
Age
22
Preferred foot
—
Height
173 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.
8.6% team touches
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
11.2%
Also 48.2 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for wingers.
24 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
34.8%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
38 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
43.0%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
42 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
22.7%
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.
Defensive contribution
Proxy only · confidence: proxy — not a role tier
Proxy p93 · Actions p95 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
0.0
Breadth 0.0 · Depth 0.0
No Good+ group clearances yet.
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 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.
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RC Lens · Ligue 1
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RaumdeuterΔ9
Mert Kömür
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Oscar Bobb
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- Duelist WingerΔ34
- Playmaking WingerΔ23
- RaumdeuterΔ22