Best Alternatives to Anthony Martial

Playing Style Analysis

Martial arrives in Liga MX carrying the ghost of a Manchester United career that never fully delivered—and yet the numbers here tell a quietly interesting story. His 0.29 assists/90 places him in the top 20% of attackers in the league, and his dribble rate matches that tier too, suggesting the silky, gliding movement that once made him so coveted hasn't entirely deserted him. The counterintuitive detail: his below-average shots/90 isn't laziness—it reflects a player operating more as a creative link than a finisher, evidenced by his above-average passes into the final third and a key pass rate in the top 30%. The three closest DNA matches to Anthony Martial:

• Randal Kolo Muani(84% match) — A Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90).
• Julián Alvarez(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.3 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.6 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.38 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.58 big chances/90).
• Ousmane Dembélé(82% match) — A Dynamic Forward. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, an elite creator (3.5 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.8 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.85 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.59 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (2.0/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.76 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90) and top 10% scorer in the league.

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