Best Alternatives to Aymeric Laporte

Top 3 Alternatives to Aymeric Laporte

1. 1.Eric Bailly86% DNA match·Real Oviedo€38.0M
2. 2.Manuel Akanji84% DNA match·Inter€22.0M
3. 3.Dani Vivian84% DNA match·Athletic Club€25.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (68% duel success), dominant in the air (3.0 aerials won/90, 65%) and switches play with precision (6.0 long balls/90, 60% accuracy). The three most similar players to Aymeric Laporte by playing style are:

• Eric Bailly(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.6 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (67% duel success), blocks shots courageously (1.6 blocks/90), uses long balls frequently (5.0/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 684 minutes of playing time this season.
• Manuel Akanji(84% match) — Akanji builds play with the precision of a midfielder wearing a centre-back's shirt—his 92.2% pass accuracy sits in the top 10% of Serie A defenders, and his 67.5 passes per 90 ranks in the top 5%, making him one of the league's most active distributors from deep. His 6.43 passes into the final third per 90 places him in the top 20%, meaning his value isn't just in keeping possession clean but in genuinely advancing it. The counterintuitive read here: his aerial win rate of 44.1% looks soft, yet he wins 1.62 aerials per 90 above the positional average—he's simply not seeking duels he can avoid, which speaks to intelligence rather than deficiency.
• Dani Vivian(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), uses long balls frequently (6.9/90) and active off the ball (2.4 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 →