Best Alternatives to Bright Arrey-Mbi

Playing Style Analysis

Arrey-Mbi is the kind of defender whose value lives in the margins—a ball-playing centre-back who quietly outworks the league average without ever dominating any single category. His pass accuracy of 86.1% and a passes-per-90 ranking inside the top 20% of Liga Portugal defenders tell you he's comfortable under pressure and willing to circulate possession with purpose. His 4.96 passes into the final third per 90 is genuinely above average—a figure that suggests progressive intent most defenders at this level don't bother with. The three closest DNA matches to Bright Arrey-Mbi:

• Bastien Meupiyou(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.1 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), uses long balls frequently (5.2/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Gustaf Lagerbielke(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in possession (78 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (90 touches/90), dominant in the air (3.5 aerials won/90, 66%) and uses long balls frequently (6.7/90).
• Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos(85% match) — Santos is the kind of defender who wins the fight before the ball even arrives—a physical enforcer whose aerial dominance places him in Liga Portugal's top 5%, a league not short of physical centre-backs. His duel win rate of 73.3% ranks top 10%, and his pressing intensity sits in the top 20%, painting a picture of a defender who hunts rather than waits.

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