Best Alternatives to Alex Telles

Top 3 Alternatives to Alex Telles

1. 1.Leonardo Spinazzola86% DNA match·Napoli€3.5M
2. 2.Luca Pellegrini86% DNA match·Lazio€3.5M
3. 3.Marcus Pedersen85% DNA match·Torino€3.5M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Telles is a specialist masquerading as a fullback, a dead-ball artist whose left foot operates more like a playmaker’s wand than a defender's tool. In a Serie A tier-C side, he is an offensive outlier; his 0.41 goals per 90 put him in the top 5% of all defenders, while his shot volume and key pass metrics consistently haunt the league’s elite percentiles. The counterintuitive reality of his 89.2% pass accuracy—top 20% in the league—is that it stems from technical precision rather than high involvement, as his low total pass volume suggests he is often bypassed in build-up until the final third. The three most similar players to Alex Telles by playing style are:

• Leonardo Spinazzola(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90).
• Luca Pellegrini(86% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed and active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90). Note: this profile is based on 890 minutes of playing time this season.
• Marcus Pedersen(85% match) — A Defender. Note: this profile is based on 871 minutes of playing time this season.

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