Tim Lemperle
TSG Hoffenheim · Forward · Germany · 1,959 min
Ballity Verdict
What makes this player special?
Tim Lemperle 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 TSG Hoffenheim's structure.
Beyond the headline job, Lemperle 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) / RW. That matters: skill-set breadth is one thing; demonstrated deployment is another. Lemperle'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: channel runner, poacher, target man, shadow striker
- Shown minutes: CF (#9) / RW
- No major weakness flags in the current profile
Receipts
- · Player Profile
- · Role Breadth
- · Deployment authenticity
- · Sample · featured
Position
Wide Forward
Appearances
29
Great+ roles
0
Age
24
Preferred foot
Right
Height
186 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.
9.5% team touches
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
19.1%
Also 40.6 touches/90 (season aggregate).
Efficiency
Output quality per action for wingers.
21 score
Peer band · Minimal
Pool percentile
19.4%
On-ball separation
Dribble-created space and self-made shot quality.
41 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
80.8%
Off-ball separation
Movement-created space on assisted attempts.
50 score
Peer band · High
Pool percentile
74.2%
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.
Defensive contribution
Proxy only · confidence: proxy — not a role tier
Proxy p28 · Actions p25 within winger peers
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
50.0
Breadth 33.5 · Depth 16.5
- ·Midfielders: Box Crasher (Elite)
- ·Wingers: Raumdeuter (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.
Generalist
Good GeneralistDistinct 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 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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Closest roles
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