Niclas Füllkrug
West Ham United · Forward · Germany · 368 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Niclas Füllkrug'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, Füllkrug remains plausible as shadow striker. 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. Füllkrug'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
- Midfield / role totality: target man, shadow striker
- Shown minutes: CF (#9)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Forward
Appearances
3
Great+ roles
0
Age
33
Preferred foot
Right
Height
188 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).
22.7 usage proxy
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
8.3%
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
44 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
10.9%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
25 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
14.1%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
72 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
73.4%
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 Striker 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
28.1
Breadth 16.8 · Depth 11.3
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Great), Creator (Good)
- ·Forwards: Target Man (Good), Channel Runner (Good), Shadow Striker (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.
Yoane Wissa
Brentford · PL 24/25
Closest roles
Shadow StrikerΔ25
Target ManΔ31
Channel RunnerΔ31
Paul Mendy
Cagliari · Serie A
Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ12
- Channel RunnerΔ2
- Target ManΔ9
Abdón Prats
Mallorca · La Liga 24/25
Closest roles
- Target ManΔ1
- Shadow StrikerΔ9
PoacherΔ1