Each of our 22 Player Roles is defined as a set of characterising tasks and duties during matches. For instance, we define a Wing Back as a full back who is highly involved in offensive actions mostly comprising of crosses, dribbles and chance creation in wide areas.

To capture how well a player performs the characterising tasks and duties for each player role, we extract a set of 515 advanced statistics. These statistics include, among others, the number of saves from short-range goal attempts, the number of goalkeeper interceptions outside the penalty area, and the number of passes received in specific areas of the pitch.

Based on how well a player performs on these advanced statistics, our machine learning model automatically rates the player on each of the 22 player roles leading to their Player Role profile.

You can view the 22 Player Roles here.