Best Alternatives to Nicolás de la Cruz

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (90 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (3.0/90) and active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Nicolás de la Cruz:

• Davide Frattesi(80% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.6 shots/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.6 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Lucas Da Cunha (86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), central to possession (79 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Fisayo Dele-Bashiru(86% match) — A Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy).

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