Best Alternatives to Charles De Ketelaere

Playing Style Analysis

De Ketelaere is the rare midfielder who can unlock a defence with a dribble or a disguised pass, yet leave you genuinely anxious every time the opposition has the ball. His key pass rate sits in Serie A's top 5% among midfielders—a number that reflects not just volume but consistent quality in the most dangerous corridors of the pitch. His dribble completion rate mirrors that elite tier, making him a genuine threat in tight spaces. The three closest DNA matches to Charles De Ketelaere:

• Nico Paz(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.8 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.37 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (2.1/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (66 touches/90), active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions, top 20% creator in the league and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Jens Odgaard(86% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a regular goalscorer (0.33 goals/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Cristian Volpato(85% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.34 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (2.0/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.51 big chances/90), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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