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Manchester City · Defender · Switzerland · 1,709 min
Manuel Akanji (Defender) is listed with Manchester City in Premier League 24/25.
Profile data: 1,709 minutes · 20 appearances.
Ballity’s highest-rated qualified roles in this profile are Ball-Playing CB (Great), Reader CB (Great), Stopper CB (Limited). These are model assessments of tactical roles.
Ballity Grade: 6.46, ranked 6 of 66 centre backs in Premier League 24/25. This is a model score, not a match statistic.
Ratings and comparisons apply to the season shown. Missing measures are not treated as zero.
Basics
Position
CB
Age
—
Height
187 cm
Foot
Right
Apps
20
Minutes
1,709
Estimated market value
Ballity grade
6.46
/10
#6 of 66 centre backs
League rank · this competition
Season output
Goals
0
#28 of 67 centre-backs
29.90th percentile
Assists
0
#19 of 67 centre-backs
36.60th percentile
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Peer context vs centre-backs.
Team touch share among centre-backs with match data.
14.3% team touches
Match-event strength (duels / retention).
2.3%
Minimal among centre-backs
vs centre-backs
32.3/100
#917 of 1,989
Specialist
Structural weakness
No weakness
Where he plays
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Natural
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