Best Alternatives to Eric Bailly
Players most similar to Eric Bailly (Defender, €38.0M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Top 3 Alternatives to Eric Bailly
- 1.Logan Costa86% DNA match·Villarreal€18.0M
- 2.Aymeric Laporte86% DNA match·Athletic Club€9.0M
- 3.Éder Militão 86% DNA match·Real Madrid€25.0M
Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.
Intelligence Verdict
“A Ball-Playing CB....”
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A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.6 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (67% duel success), blocks shots courageously (1.6 blocks/90), uses long balls frequently (5.0/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 684 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Eric Bailly by playing style are:
- 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).
- Aymeric Laporte(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (68% duel success), dominant in the air (3.0 aerials won/90, 65%) and switches play with precision (6.0 long balls/90, 60% accuracy).
- Éder Militão (86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), central to possession (73 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.9/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 687 minutes of playing time this season.
Transfer Intelligence
Logan Costa delivers 86% of the same playing style, at 53% lower cost (€18.0M vs €38.0M), with 1.36 tackles won per 90 at age 25.
Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →
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