Best Alternatives to Danny da Costa

Top 3 Alternatives to Danny da Costa

1. 1.Alberto Costa87% DNA match·Porto€15.0M
2. 2.Logan Costa86% DNA match·Villarreal€18.0M
3. 3.Arthur Theate86% DNA match·Eintracht Frankfurt€20.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (10.1 final-third passes/90), uses long balls frequently (9.5/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Danny da Costa by playing style are:

• Alberto Costa(87% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.34 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Logan Costa(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (7.0/90).
• Arthur Theate(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.5 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.6 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), central to possession (80 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.2/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 803 minutes of playing time this season.

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