Best Alternatives to Ahmed Touba 

Top 3 Alternatives to Ahmed Touba 

1. 1.Samson Baidoo86% DNA match·Lens€12.0M
2. 2.Clément Akpa85% DNA match·Auxerre€8.0M
3. 3.Chadi Riad85% DNA match·Crystal Palace€12.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Touba is the quintessential "modern-passive" center-back, a player who prioritizes intellectual positioning and ball circulation over the chaotic physicality often found in the Super League’s lower tiers. While playing for a Tier C side might suggest a defender constantly under siege, his 87.8% pass accuracy and top-decile ranking for interceptions (1.33/90) reveal a composed operator who kills attacks through anticipation rather than desperate lunges. The counterintuitive reality of his profile is that despite a high volume of passes into the final third (7.38/90), he is remarkably risk-averse; he facilitates the build-up without ever being the primary creative engine. The three most similar players to Ahmed Touba  by playing style are:

• Samson Baidoo(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), strong in aerial duels (3.2 aerials won/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 637 minutes of playing time this season.
• Clément Akpa(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.3 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), uses long balls frequently (10.2/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Chadi Riad(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (58% duel success).

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