Best Alternatives to David Da Costa

Playing Style Analysis

Da Costa is the kind of midfielder who makes a B-tier MLS side look more dangerous than they have any right to be. His key pass rate of 2.03 per 90 and assist numbers both land in the top 20% of MLS midfielders—not just productive, but consistently so across nearly 2,800 minutes, which filters out the noise. Here's the counterintuitive part: his 86.8% pass accuracy might read as conservative, but paired with his top-20% dribble rate, this is a player taking risks and still completing them. The three closest DNA matches to David Da Costa:

• Mike Tresor(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.0 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.22 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.65 assists/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.60 big chances/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Brais Méndez(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.32 goals/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (66 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Antoni Milambo(83% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90) and creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.59 big chances/90).

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