Best Alternatives to Alistair Johnston

Top 3 Alternatives to Alistair Johnston

1. 1.Boyd Reith87% DNA match·Almere City
2. 2.Derek Cornelius87% DNA match·Rangers€3.0M
3. 3.A. Andersson86% DNA match·Aalborg BK

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

Playing Style Analysis

Alistair Johnston is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (73 passes/90). The three most similar players to Alistair Johnston by playing style are:

• Boyd Reith(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.0 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (1.04 big chances/90), central to possession (81 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.9/90) and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 777 minutes of playing time this season.
• Derek Cornelius(87% match) — Derek Cornelius is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (94% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (85 passes/90) and central to possession (96 touches/90).
• A. Andersson(86% match) — Adam Andersson is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90) and wins the physical battle (58% duel success).

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