Best Alternatives to Baptiste Santamaria

Top 3 Alternatives to Baptiste Santamaria

1. 1.Mario Martín86% DNA match·Getafe€5.0M
2. 2.Marc Aguado85% DNA match·Elche€3.0M
3. 3.Marc Roca85% DNA match·Real Betis€4.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in play (65 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 653 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Baptiste Santamaria by playing style are:

• Mario Martín(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.9 tackles/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.0 aerials won/90). However, he prone to committing fouls (2.8/90).
• Marc Aguado(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Marc Roca(85% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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