Best Alternatives to Alberto Costa

Top 3 Alternatives to Alberto Costa

1. 1.Logan Costa89% DNA match·Villarreal€18.0M
2. 2.Nuno Santos88% DNA match·Sporting CP€5.0M
3. 3.Leonardo Lelo87% DNA match·Sporting Braga€8.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.34 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Alberto Costa by playing style are:

• Logan Costa(89% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (7.0/90).
• Nuno Santos(88% match) — Santos is the rare defender who creates more danger than most attackers in Liga Portugal—his 3.07 key passes per 90 and 2.05 shots per 90 both land in the top 5% of all defenders in the division, numbers that belong on a winger's profile, not a backline one. His 100% duel win rate sounds like a small-sample anomaly—and with only 352 minutes, it partly is—but his 90.9% pass accuracy suggests genuine technical quality rather than a player simply avoiding contact. Here's the counterintuitive read: his low press intensity isn't laziness, it's positioning intelligence; he intercepts above average precisely because he reads the game rather than chasing it.
• Leonardo Lelo(87% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.21 assists/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), central to possession (78 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →