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AI Verdict: Alex Telles

Telles dominates more in the air than Dimarco — 52% more. 28 key passes in 27 games. €3M. You decide.

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Telles dominates more in the air than Dimarco — 52% more.

28 key passes in 27 games.

€3.0M.

You decide.

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Extreme Stats

vs Serie A Defenders
Chances Missed
0.00/90Top 0%
Dribbled Past
1.02/90Bottom 9%
Assists
0.20/90Top 8%
Tackles Won
0.41/90Bottom 10%
Key Passes
1.49/90Top 8%
Interceptions
0.50/90Bottom 12%

Percentile rank among Serie A defenders (n=290) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™

Playing Style Analysis

Ball-Playing CB

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.