Mohammed Kudus

Tottenham Hotspur · Forward · Ghana · 271 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · low

Mohammed Kudus earns his standing through how he shapes phases of play for Tottenham Hotspur — 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. Kudus'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

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

5

Great+ roles

0

Age

25

Preferred foot

Left

Height

176 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.

12.8% team touches

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

82.8%

Also 54.2 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for forwards.

65 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

86.5%

xG per shot 0.253Goals / npxG 1Goals /90 0.33

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

43 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

95.9%

1v1 win % 49.1Self-created shot share % 25Dribbles won/90 3Fast break (self-created) % 0

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

58 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

31.2%

Unblocked (assisted) % 66.7Shadow zone (assisted) % 33.3Arrival zone (assisted) % 100Central channel (assisted) % 33.3xG 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+ primaryWinger

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

Defensive contribution

Proxy only · confidence: proxynot a role tier

Does not clear

Proxy p53 · Actions p59 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Carrying 83Duels 73Tempo 64
Creation33
Ball Progressor19
Carrying83
Finishing11
Defending52
Duels73
Tempo64
Box threat31

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.

2 groups · 6 roles
41/ 100

Index

41.0

Breadth 23.5 · Depth 17.5

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · GreatWingers · EliteForwards
  • ·Midfielders: Creator (Great), Box Crasher (Great), Carrier (Good)
  • ·Wingers: Wide Runner (Elite), Duelist Winger (Great), Playmaking Winger (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Unclassified

Unclassified

Unclassified
0

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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NaturalValidatedSupportedStrongPlausibleExploratory

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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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