Best Alternatives to André Amaro

Playing Style Analysis

Amaro is the kind of defender who wins the ball quietly and often—a metronome of defensive solidity in a league where most of his peers struggle to match his consistency in the air and on the ground. His aerial win rate lands in the top 5% of all defenders in the Stars League, which sounds impressive until you realise it's paired with a tackles-won rate also sitting in the top 20%—this isn't a one-dimensional stopper, it's a complete ball-winner. His 89.9% pass accuracy tells a partial truth, though: the volume is there, but the ambition isn't—his passes into the final third rank below average, revealing a defender who recycles rather than progresses. The three closest DNA matches to André Amaro:

• Morato(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (6.9/90).
• Jorge Herrando(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), commanding in the air (6.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (55% duel success).
• Enzo Boyomo(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

Similarity uses per-90 performance across playing-style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →