Best Alternatives to Diego Reyes

Top 3 Alternatives to Diego Reyes

1. 1.Vitor Reis84% DNA match·Girona€30.0M
2. 2.Joan Martínez83% DNA match·Real Madrid€3.0M
3. 3.Junior Diaz83% DNA match·Brest€5.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Reyes is the kind of defender who wins the fight but loses the argument—dominant in the trenches, frustratingly limited everywhere else. His duel win rate sits in the top 20% of Liga MX defenders, meaning when the ball is contested on the ground, he's among the more reliable stoppers in the division. The counterintuitive detail is this: his aerial volume ranks in the top 30%, yet his win rate sits at just 42.9%—he's getting into those battles, but not finishing them. The three most similar players to Diego Reyes by playing style are:

• Vitor Reis(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.6 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (59% duel success).
• Joan Martínez(83% match) — A Defender. Statistically, he stands out as wins the physical battle (67% duel success). Note: this profile is based on 480 minutes of playing time this season.
• Junior Diaz(83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.4 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), switches play with precision (5.2 long balls/90, 60% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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