Riccardo Orsolini

Bologna · Forward · Italy · 2,131 min

Ballity Verdict

What makes this player special?

Confidence · high

Riccardo Orsolini is at his best when the game opens into one-versus-one battles out wide. For Bologna, 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 raumdeuter.

Beyond the headline job, Orsolini remains plausible as duelist winger and poacher. 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. Orsolini's authenticity claim starts from those minutes, not from a role board alone.

There are no major weakness flags screaming from the current profile — which does not mean he is complete, only that the main story is the strength of what he already does.

Why Ballity says this

  • Midfield / role totality: raumdeuter, duelist winger, poacher, wide runner
  • Shown minutes: RW / CF (#9)
  • No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
  • · Player Profile
  • · Role Breadth
  • · Deployment authenticity
  • · Sample · featured

Position

Wide Forward

Appearances

35

Great+ roles

1

Age

29

Preferred foot

Left

Height

183 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.

7.8% team touches

Peer band · Minimal

Pool percentile

19.8%

Also 41.5 touches/90 (season aggregate).

Efficiency

Output quality per action for wingers.

23 score

Peer band · Low

Pool percentile

31.8%

xA per key pass 0.0411v1 win rate 53.3Cross accuracy 12.5

On-ball separation

Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.

43 score

Peer band · Elite

Pool percentile

94.3%

1v1 win % 53.3Adv touchline % 24.4Wide channel (self-created) % 26.8Unblocked (self-created) % 85.4Shadow zone (self-created) % 63.4Fast break (self-created) % 19.5Half-space % 23.6

Off-ball separation

Movement-created space on assisted attempts.

44 score

Peer band · Average

Pool percentile

50.0%

Unblocked (assisted) % 75.6Shadow zone (assisted) % 46.3Arrival zone (assisted) % 39Wide channel (assisted) % 26.8xG 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 p42 · Actions p34 within winger peers

Stat profile

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

Duels 77Defending 64Box threat 60
Creation24
Ball Progressor28
Carrying46
Finishing30
Defending64
Duels77
Tempo49
Box threat60

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 · 7 roles
49/ 100

Index

48.7

Breadth 30.2 · Depth 18.6

FullbacksCentre-backsMidfielders · EliteWingers · GreatForwards · Good
  • ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Carrier (Great)
  • ·Wingers: Raumdeuter (Great), Duelist Winger (Good), Wide Runner (Good)
  • ·Forwards: Poacher (Good), Target Man (Good)

Versatility shape

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

Great

Specialist

Great Specialist
1

Distinct Great+

1 Great+ roles total

Where he plays

Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.

Natural

CFCFPoacher
RWRWRaumdeuter

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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