Best Alternatives to Dani Ceballos

Top 3 Alternatives to Dani Ceballos

1. 1.Federico Valverde86% DNA match·Real Madrid€120.0M
2. 2.Aurélien Tchouaméni85% DNA match·Real Madrid€75.0M
3. 3.Aleix Febas85% DNA match·Elche€5.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.6 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), heavily involved in possession (83 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (13.1 final-third passes/90), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), central to possession (101 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.8/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.6/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up, top 20% creator in the league and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 455 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Dani Ceballos by playing style are:

• Federico Valverde(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.36 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (78 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Aurélien Tchouaméni(85% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (69% duel success), heavily involved in possession (69 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (81 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Aleix Febas(85% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), central to possession (73 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (3.1/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).

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