Best Alternatives to Praxedes

Playing Style Analysis

Praxedes is the kind of midfielder who wins the ball like a top-5% enforcer but then does frustratingly little with it. His duel win rate sits among Serie A's elite at his position, and his aerial presence—nearly two wins per 90—contradicts the weakness flags in the data, suggesting the raw numbers obscure a player still finding his footing in limited minutes. The counterintuitive story here is his shot volume: 2.87 per 90 puts him in the top 5% of league midfielders, meaning this is no defensive passenger—he's arriving in dangerous areas. The three closest DNA matches to Praxedes:

• Cesare Casadei(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.27 goals/90) and dominant in the air (4.8 aerials won/90, 62%).
• Michael Folorunsho(85% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as draws fouls effectively (2.2/90).
• Lennon Miller(85% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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