Rodri
Spain · Midfielder · Spain · 726 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Rodri is the kind of midfielder coaches build possession around. At Spain, his real value is not goals or highlight assists — it is how cleanly he moves the team from safe zones into dangerous ones, almost never giving the ball away cheaply. Ballity's clearest read is box-to-box midfielder: he controls games more than he decides them.
What separates Rodri from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as box-to-box midfielder, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward deep-lying playmaker. That is versatility with a purpose — not a random scatter of average roles.
On the pitch he has actually been used as CM (#8) / DM (#6). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Rodri'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: box-to-box midfielder, deep-lying playmaker, duel destroyer, ball winner
- Shown minutes: CM (#8) / DM (#6)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · limited
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
8
Great+ roles
3
Age
30
Preferred foot
Right
Height
191 cm
Ballity insights
Peer context vs midfielders — how often they get the ball and what they do with it. Separate from role tiers above.
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among midfielders with match data.
15.1% team touches
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
68.8%
Also 112.8 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for midfielders.
71 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
88.2%
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.
Strong as Chance Creation (Great), Ball Progressor (Great), Physicality (Great)
Stat profile
Within Midfielder 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
57.2
Breadth 33.5 · Depth 23.7
- ·Fullbacks: Playmaking FB (Elite), Defensive FB (Great)
- ·Midfielders: Deep-Lying Playmaker (Elite), Box-to-Box Midfielder (Great), Duel Destroyer (Great), Ball Winner (Good), Carrier (Good)
- ·Forwards: Link Forward (Good)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Generalist
Great GeneralistDistinct Great+
3 Great+ roles total
Box-to-box
GreatBox-to-Box Midfielder
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.
Natural
Role translations
Where the profile could fit. Tap a position — then see which role style suits it.
Select a position on the pitch to see the best role, alternatives, and evidence.
Role-by-role detail
How each role is scored. Expand a row for a radar of role-shaped stats.
Similar players
Shape match across midfielder 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.
Eduardo Camavinga
Real Madrid · La Liga 24/25
Closest roles
Duel DestroyerΔ15
CarrierΔ13
Box-to-BoxΔ22
Pablo Barrios
Atlético Madrid · La Liga
Closest roles
- CarrierΔ7
- Box-to-BoxΔ22
- Duel DestroyerΔ21
Lewis Cook
Bournemouth · PL 25/26
Closest roles
Ball WinnerΔ23
Deep-Lying PlaymakerΔ30- Duel DestroyerΔ39