Taiwo Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest · Forward · Nigeria · 502 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Taiwo Awoniyi 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 Nottingham Forest's structure.
Beyond the headline job, Awoniyi remains plausible as poacher and 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. Awoniyi'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, 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
17
Great+ roles
0
Age
28
Preferred foot
Right
Height
183 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).
18.8 usage proxy
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
7.1%
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
61 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
78.7%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
29 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
45.4%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
75 score
Peer band · Elite
Pool percentile
97.2%
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.
No Elite/Great axis on this position's job board, so no weakness flag.
Stat profile
Within position 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
32.5
Breadth 20.1 · Depth 12.4
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite)
- ·Forwards: Channel Runner (Good), Poacher (Good), Target Man (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.
William Osula
Newcastle United · PL 25/26
Closest roles
Shadow StrikerΔ3
Channel RunnerΔ21
PoacherΔ16
Maximilian Breunig
1. FC Heidenheim · Bundesliga 24/25
Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ15
- Channel RunnerΔ14
- PoacherΔ12
Niclas Füllkrug
West Ham United · PL 24/25
Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ13
- Channel RunnerΔ8
Target ManΔ6