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AI Verdict: Kenan Yıldız

Yıldız unlocks defences more often than Martínez — 40% more. 24 aerials won in 25 games. €75M. You decide.

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YILDIZMARTÍNEZ

Yıldız unlocks defences more often than Martínez — 40% more.

24 aerials won in 25 games.

€75.0M.

You decide.

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Extreme Stats

vs Serie A Forwards
Dribbles
3.55/90Top 2%
Shots
3.99/90Top 4%
Key Passes
2.48/90Top 5%

Percentile rank among Serie A forwards (n=388) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™

Playing Style Analysis

Link-Up Forward

Yıldız has quietly become one of Serie A's most complete young attackers — a Turkish-German hybrid talent who combines the technical elegance of a playmaker with the directness of a genuine goalscorer. His 2.53 key passes per 90 rank top 10% among Serie A forwards, yet the number undersells him: he's also completing 38.4 passes per 90, suggesting a player who doesn't just create in bursts but sustains possession rhythms that most attackers simply ignore. His dribble rate sits in the top 5% of the division — counterintuitively, this isn't a flashy winger doing step-overs; it's a player beating defenders in tight spaces to manufacture better angles.