Best Alternatives to Amir Richardson

Top 3 Alternatives to Amir Richardson

1. 1.Samuele Ricci89% DNA match·AC Milan€25.0M
2. 2.Khéphren Thuram86% DNA match·Juventus€40.0M
3. 3.Lucas Da Cunha 85% DNA match·Como€15.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. However, he prone to committing fouls (2.7/90). The three most similar players to Amir Richardson by playing style are:

• Samuele Ricci(89% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in play (64 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.1/90), active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 503 minutes of playing time this season.
• Khéphren Thuram(86% match) — Thuram carries the genetic burden of a famous name with surprising ease — not by mimicking his father's grace, but by imposing himself through sheer physical and technical authority in the middle of Serie A's most demanding environments. His passing volume places him in the top 20% of midfielders in the league, and that volume comes with 86.6% accuracy — this isn't a recycler, it's a driver. The counterintuitive read on his 0.86 key passes per 90 is that it undersells his progression: his passes into the final third rank top 30%, meaning he's threading the needle further up the pitch than the creativity numbers suggest.
• Lucas Da Cunha (85% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), central to possession (79 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 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 →