Best Alternatives to Eric Bailly

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.1 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (65% duel success), uses long balls frequently (5.4/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Eric Bailly:

• Pau Cubarsí(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.9 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (95% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (92 passes/90) and central to possession (102 touches/90).
• Dean Huijsen(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, commanding in the air (5.7 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (73 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.8 final-third passes/90), central to possession (86 touches/90) and switches play with precision (7.8 long balls/90, 67% accuracy).
• Dávid Hancko(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (58% duel success).

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