Samuel Ballet

Samuel Ballet is Antalyaspor’s Silver Engine on the flank. The Swiss-Cameroonian wide man has grown up in high-tempo Swiss football and already carries four domestic league honours in his locker. At Antalyaspor he profiles as the winger who drags the team up the pitch, adding legs, runs and relentlessness on the outside lane.

Being the main season card in three of his 12 outings underlines that his 647 minutes have been anything but anonymous. Ballet’s DRIBBLER badge comes to life with 2.2 take-ons per 90 and a steady stream of fouls drawn, constantly forcing full-backs into uncomfortable decisions. The end product in terms of goals and assists still has room to grow, but his value lies elsewhere: his standout Workrate on the pentagon. A 90-grade engine means he presses from the front, races back to his own full-back, and sustains the side’s tempo from whistle to whistle. With form trending upward, he is starting to convert those hard yards into more meaningful possession wins and territorial gains.

On the market side, a €1M valuation with a downward trend sets an intriguing context. Within that Balance of price and potential, Ballet shapes up as a shrewd piece for Antalyaspor: an established runner who can keep the team’s wide areas alive through the long league campaign and into any crunch match that demands extra legs.