Takumi Minamino
AS Monaco · Midfielder · Japan · 1,670 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Takumi Minamino's value is deciding games where it hurts: occupation of the box, finishing, and the pressure that comes with a centre-forward who stays dangerous. Build-up help is secondary; the point is goals and presence.
What separates Minamino from ordinary specialists is breadth inside a coherent family: credible as box crasher, and still trustworthy when asked to step toward shadow striker. That is versatility with a purpose — not a random scatter of average roles.
On the pitch he has actually been used as AM (#10) / CM (#8). That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Minamino'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: box crasher, shadow striker, poacher
- Shown minutes: AM (#10) / CM (#8)
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Midfielder
Appearances
20
Great+ roles
2
Age
31
Preferred foot
Right
Height
174 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).
Usage rate
Share of team touches (non-GK) among forwards with match data.
10.5% team touches
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
46.4%
Also 42.7 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for forwards.
45 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
26.5%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
30 score
Peer band · Low
Pool percentile
38.2%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
65 score
Peer band · Average
Pool percentile
46.9%
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 Striker 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
37.9
Breadth 23.5 · Depth 14.4
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite), Creator (Good), Deep-Lying Playmaker (Good)
- ·Forwards: Shadow Striker (Great), Poacher (Great)
Versatility shape
Coarse directional pattern (Specialist / Dual-threat / Generalist) — not the 0–100 Index above.
Dual-threat
Great Dual-threatDistinct Great+
2 Great+ roles total
Where he plays
Positions with deployment evidence — not statistical guesses.
Natural
Validated secondary
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.
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Olympique de Marseille · Ligue 1 24/25
Closest roles
Shadow StrikerΔ6
PoacherΔ16
Channel RunnerΔ6
Cole Palmer
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Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ1
- PoacherΔ2
- Channel RunnerΔ5
Kylian Mbappé
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Closest roles
- Shadow StrikerΔ12
- PoacherΔ22
Target ManΔ10