Best Alternatives to Allan

Top 3 Alternatives to Allan

1. 1.Youssef Aït Bennasser85% DNA match·Kayserispor€3.0M
2. 2.Stanislav Lobotka85% DNA match·Napoli€18.0M
3. 3.Danilo Cataldi84% DNA match·Lazio€3.5M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Allan functions as a metronomic safety valve for a struggling Tier C outfit, operating as a high-volume distributor who prioritizes ball retention over vertical risk. While a 91.1% pass accuracy places him in the league’s elite top 10%, this efficiency is a byproduct of extreme caution rather than creative mastery. He ranks in the top 20% for total passes per 90, yet his output in the final third remains negligible, evidenced by a shot volume sitting in the bottom 10% of Serie A midfielders. The three most similar players to Allan by playing style are:

• Youssef Aït Bennasser(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.7/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Stanislav Lobotka(85% match) — Lobotka is the rare midfielder who makes a possession-based system feel inevitable rather than mechanical—a metronome with a brain. His 93.4% pass accuracy and 67.3 passes per 90 both sit in Serie A's top five percent, meaning he doesn't just move the ball quickly, he moves it correctly, almost every time. The counterintuitive read here is his modest key pass and assist numbers: in a deep-lying role, his value lives in the passes before the pass, the ones that shift defensive shapes and open corridors others exploit.
• Danilo Cataldi(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (62 touches/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 →