IFlorian Kainz, already 27 years old, is at is peak age as a football player and the quality of his performances has been proof of that. The Austrian winger, a product of Sturm Graz’s youth academy, had a great season for FC Köln in the Bundesliga and has proved he is playing at a good level at the moment.
In this scout report, we will be taking a look at Florian Kainz’s performances for FC Köln Bundesliga this season as well as the Austrian’s statistical profile. A tactical analysis of his actions in the various moments of the game will allow us to identify his style of play, strengths and weaknesses. A good look and analysis of his statistical output will also allow for an assessment of his output and a comparison with other players in the same position form the Bundesliga.
Player Profile
Florian Kainz is a 27-year-old right-footed winger that can also play as an attacking midfielder. In the 2019/2020 season, Kainz played mostly as a winger, alternating between the right and the left sides of the pitch depending on the team’s tactics. The image below is his heat map for the mentioned season. The map shows us the areas of the pitch where most of his in-game actions occur and, therefore, gives us a good picture of where he usually operates inside the pitch.
As the heatmap above shows, Kainz operates mostly on the wide areas, however, he also comes inside to the half-spaces quite often due to his style of play. Florian Kainz is not a traditional winger so to speak, though he does operate in the wide areas and in advanced spaces. Nevertheless, his role is much more to be a wide playmaker. Besides coming inside to free up the wide areas to the wing-back, Kainz has other characteristics that separate him from a traditional winger, he is a player that likes to be involved in the build-up play whether it is deeper or to provide the final pass. Also indicative of his role as a wide playmaker is the fact that when FC Köln have possession, Kainz is rarely the player that attacks space and depth and usually the one playing the pass for the player that is making the run in behind the defensive line. Other examples of this will be provided throughout the report.
In order to have a better profile of the abilities and style of play of Florian Kainz, we took a look at the data. Calculating percentile ranks for some key stats allowed for a comparison with other wingers and attacking midfielders from the Bundesliga. The bar chart below shows the mentioned percentile ranks and allows us to see how Kainz scores in the analysed metrics having the median for the league as a reference.
