Best Alternatives to Diego Costa

Top 3 Alternatives to Diego Costa

1. 1.Rodrigo Becão88% DNA match·Kasımpaşa€8.3M
2. 2.Marquinhos88% DNA match·Paris Saint Germain€30.0M
3. 3.Lucas Beraldo87% DNA match·Paris Saint Germain€20.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Diego Henrique Costa Barbosa is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90). The three most similar players to Diego Costa by playing style are:

• Rodrigo Becão(88% match) — Rodrigo Nascimiento Franca is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success) and dominant in the air (4.4 aerials won/90, 81%).
• Marquinhos(88% match) — Marcos Aoás Corrêa is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (94 passes/90), central to possession (104 touches/90) and switches play with precision (7.2 long balls/90, 70% accuracy).
• Lucas Beraldo(87% match) — Lucas Lopes Beraldo is a Ball-Playing CB. Progressive defender comfortable on the ball. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (94 passes/90) and central to possession (105 touches/90).

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