Best Alternatives to Declan Rice

Top 3 Alternatives to Declan Rice

1. 1.Martín Zubimendi86% DNA match·Arsenal€80.0M
2. 2.Granit Xhaka86% DNA match·Sunderland€10.0M
3. 3.Tomáš Souček84% DNA match·West Ham United€12.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.3 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.1/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. The three most similar players to Declan Rice by playing style are:

• Martín Zubimendi(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Granit Xhaka(86% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (11.3 final-third passes/90), central to possession (71 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (7.8/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Tomáš Souček(84% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.22 goals/90).

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