Best Alternatives to Diego Rico

Playing Style Analysis

A Defender. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (10.7 final-third passes/90), uses long balls frequently (5.8/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Diego Rico:

• Alejandro Balde(80% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), central to possession (78 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Álvaro Carreras (80% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.0 final-third passes/90), central to possession (89 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Sergio Gómez(80% match) — Gómez is the rare defender who functions as a genuine attacking weapon—a left-sided operator whose 1.39 key passes per 90 places him in La Liga's top 5% among defenders, a figure that would embarrass several midfielders in the same division. His 8.19 passes into the final third per 90 reinforces the picture: this is a defender who doesn't just recycle possession, he accelerates it.

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