Noni Madueke

Arsenal · Forward · England · 608 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · low

Noni Madueke is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Arsenal, that means stretch, isolation, and the ability to beat a full-back before the box gets crowded — not a pure chance-creation spreadsheet profile. The headline trait is duelist winger.

Beyond the headline job, Madueke remains plausible as raumdeuter. The secondary roles matter for how a coach can reorganise without changing the XI entirely.

On the pitch he has actually been used as RW / CF (#9). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Madueke'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: duelist winger, raumdeuter
  • Shown minutes: RW / CF (#9)
  • No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · limited

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

10

Great+ roles

0

Age

24

Preferred foot

Left

Height

182 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.

12.9% team touches

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

26.7%

Also 56.0 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for wingers.

30 score

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

75.8%

xA per key pass 0.1631v1 win rate 71Cross accuracy 6.8

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

41 score

Peer band · High

Pool percentile

73.0%

1v1 win % 71Adv touchline % 46.6Wide channel (self-created) % 16.7Unblocked (self-created) % 50Shadow zone (self-created) % 33.3Fast break (self-created) % 0Half-space % 23.4

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

49 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

68.8%

Unblocked (assisted) % 80Shadow zone (assisted) % 50Arrival zone (assisted) % 30Wide channel (assisted) % 30xG 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 p52 · Actions p48 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Duels 78Carrying 68Tempo 59
Creation25
Ball Progressor5
Carrying68
Finishing31
Defending53
Duels78
Tempo59
Box threat46

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.

3 groups · 8 roles
47/ 100

Index

47.4

Breadth 26.8 · Depth 20.6

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · GreatWingers · GreatForwards · Good
  • ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Great), Creator (Great), Carrier (Great)
  • ·Wingers: Duelist Winger (Great), Raumdeuter (Good), Playmaking Winger (Good)
  • ·Forwards: Poacher (Good), Target Man (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Good

Generalist

Good Generalist
0

Distinct Great+

0 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFPoacher
RWRWDuelist Winger

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 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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