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Area of Science:

  • Sports Science
  • Data Science
  • Football Analytics

Background:

  • Effective performance analysis in football relies on understanding playing styles.
  • Research on individual player styles lags behind team-level analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review existing literature on individual football player styles.
  • To identify research gaps and propose future research directions.
  • To offer a structured framework for understanding player styles.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines.
  • Searches conducted across PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus.
  • Thematic analysis and qualitative evaluation of twelve selected studies.

Main Results:

  • Absence of a theoretical framework for player styles based on positional roles.
  • Lack of investigation into contextual variables influencing player styles.
  • Identified methodological deficiencies and disparities between sports science and data science objectives.

Conclusions:

  • Significant gaps exist in current research on individual football player styles.
  • A structured framework is proposed to guide future research and assist stakeholders.
  • Further research is needed to address theoretical, contextual, and methodological limitations.