Best Alternatives to Ayoni Santos

Top 3 Alternatives to Ayoni Santos

1. 1.Kodai Sano88% DNA match·Japan€6.0M
2. 2.Kees Smit86% DNA match·AZ€22.0M
3. 3.Luciano Valente85% DNA match·Feyenoord€18.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three most similar players to Ayoni Santos by playing style are:

• Kodai Sano(88% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.24 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), central to possession (70 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.4/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Kees Smit(86% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).
• Luciano Valente(85% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (68 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.2/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.

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