Best Alternatives to Carlos Forbs

Playing Style Analysis

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 closest DNA matches to Carlos Forbs:

• 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).
• Oscar Bobb (84% match) — A Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed and an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90).
• David Brooks(83% match) — A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.6 shots/90), a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.60 big chances/90).

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