Best Alternatives to Carlos Forbs
Players most similar to Carlos Forbs (Attacker, €15.0M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Carlos Forbs
- 1.Thiago Borbas86% DNA match·Real Oviedo€4.8M
- 2.Nathan Tella85% DNA match·Bayer 04 Leverkusen€15.0M
- 3.Oscar Bobb 84% DNA match·Fulham€25.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Intelligence Verdict
“Forbs is the rare wide attacker who functions more like a shadow midfielder...”
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Forbs is the rare wide attacker who functions more like a shadow midfielder — threading play rather than finishing it. His 2.08 key passes per 90 and 0.32 assists per 90 both rank inside the top 20% of his league, and his 37.3 passes per 90 sits inside the top 10% — extraordinary volume for a forward, and a signal that he's the connective tissue of his team's attacking moves rather than the end product. Here's the counterintuitive part: his below-average 0.14 goals per 90 isn't a flaw in isolation — it reflects a deliberate role, not a finishing deficiency. The three most similar players to Carlos Forbs by playing style are:
- Thiago Borbas(86% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.8 aerials won/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.7 dispossessed/90) and prone to committing fouls (2.8/90).
- Nathan Tella(85% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.41 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.62 big chances/90). Note: this profile is based on 878 minutes of playing time this season.
- Oscar Bobb (84% match) — A Dynamic Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (3.1/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (56% duel success). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.5 dispossessed/90).
Transfer Intelligence
Thiago Borbas delivers 86% of the same playing style, at 68% lower cost (€4.8M vs €15.0M), with 0.91 goals per 90 at age 24. That's 431% of Carlos Forbs's output in goals per 90 — a credible like-for-like option.
Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →
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