Best Alternatives to Declan Rice

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 (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. The three closest DNA matches to Declan Rice:

• Enzo Fernández(79% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.29 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (75 touches/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Bruno Guimarães(77% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.33 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), central to possession (74 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.8/90), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Naby Keïta(76% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.23 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and top 10% tackler in the league.

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