Best Alternatives to Chuba Akpom

Top 3 Alternatives to Chuba Akpom

1. 1.Tolu Arokodare84% DNA match·Wolverhampton Wanderers€22.0M
2. 2.Ally Samatta82% DNA match·Le Havre€6.0M
3. 3.Youssef Chermiti83% DNA match·Rangers€9.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Akpom arrives in the Championship as a physical attacker whose best work happens in the margins—the contested header, the held-up ball, the duel that buys his team a second chance. His aerial and ground duel win rates both sit in the top 20% of Championship forwards, which tells you something important: this is a man who competes. The counterintuitive read here is his passing volume—25 passes per 90 with above-average accuracy suggests a forward far more involved in build-up than his goal return implies. The three most similar players to Chuba Akpom by playing style are:

• Tolu Arokodare(84% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.0 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90) and strong in aerial duels (6.3 aerials won/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).
• Ally Samatta(82% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90) and a constant goal threat (2.7 shots/90).
• Youssef Chermiti(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.60 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), strong in aerial duels (4.5 aerials won/90) and top 10% scorer in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (2.1 dispossessed/90).

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