
Based on 390 min · 2025/2026 · Europa Conference League · PARTIAL
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.
Torino · Serie A · €4.0M
Mallorca · La Liga · €4.5M
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Make Balaj's card →Build XI with shortlist →Share cards ↓Balaj functions as a classic Balkan throwback, a physical reference point in the final third whose primary currency remains the instinctive finish rather than technical refinement. Averaging 0.46 goals per 90, he outperforms the league median for strikers, yet his peripheral data suggests a player increasingly isolated from the modern build-up phase. His pass accuracy sits comfortably in the bottom quartile of the league, and a lack of success in ground duels paints the picture of a specialist who offers little in transition or defensive pressing. The three closest DNA matches to Bekim Balaj:
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Borussia Mönchengladbach · Bundesliga · €3.0M
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Source · Bekim Balaj
Alt · Sandro Kulenovic
Alt · Vedat Muriqi
Alt · Haris Tabakovic
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