Best Alternatives to Diogo Jota

Playing Style Analysis

A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.8 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.45 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90). However, he loses possession under pressure (1.7 dispossessed/90). The three closest DNA matches to Diogo Jota:

• Ricardo Horta(85% match) — A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.1 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.63 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy) and top 10% scorer in the league.
• Ivan Cavaleiro(83% match) — Cavaleiro is the kind of attacker who makes a team tick without ever dominating the highlights reel. Operating in Liga Portugal, his passes into the final third rank in the top 10% among forwards—a figure that quietly reframes what he actually is: not a finisher, but a connector.
• Cody Gakpo(84% match) — A Inside Forward. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.23 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90).

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