Best Alternatives to António Silva

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.6 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), dominant in the air (3.8 aerials won/90, 63%) and switches play with precision (6.4 long balls/90, 62% accuracy). Note: this profile is based on 450 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to António Silva:

• Harry Maguire(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success), heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90), central to possession (76 touches/90), dominant in the air (3.4 aerials won/90, 72%), uses long balls frequently (5.6/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Virgil van Dijk(99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (77% duel success), heavily involved in possession (84 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (15.2 final-third passes/90), central to possession (96 touches/90), dominant in the air (3.0 aerials won/90, 68%), uses long balls frequently (11.0/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Rúben Dias (99% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (88 passes/90), central to possession (96 touches/90) and dominant in the air (3.0 aerials won/90, 64%).

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