Oliver Burke
SV Werder Bremen · Forward · Scotland · 444 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Oliver Burke covers both boxes. He is not a specialist who only protects or only arrives late — he is the midfielder who can win it, carry it, and still show up in the final third. That two-way presence is what makes him hard to replace in SV Werder Bremen's structure.
Beyond the headline job, Burke remains plausible as poacher and target man. 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) / LW. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Burke'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: channel runner, poacher, target man
- Shown minutes: CF (#9) / LW
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
3
Great+ roles
0
Age
29
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
Share of team touches (non-GK) among forwards with match data.
7.9% team touches
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
29.5%
Also 32.2 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
59 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
60.3%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
33 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
70.7%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
66 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
29.3%
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 p3 · Actions p9 within winger peers
Stat profile
Within Winger 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
47.7
Breadth 30.2 · Depth 17.5
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Good)
- ·Wingers: Raumdeuter (Great), Wide Runner (Good)
- ·Forwards: Channel Runner (Good), Poacher (Good), Target Man (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Generalist
Good GeneralistDistinct Great+
0 Great+ roles total
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.
Natural
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Role-by-role detail
How each role is scored. Expand a row for a radar of role-shaped stats.
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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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