Best Alternatives to Emmanuel Boateng

Playing Style Analysis

Boateng is a statistical paradox operating in the fringes of the Super Lig, a forward who functions as a blunt-force aerial target despite offering almost zero threat with the ball at his feet. While his bottom-decile dribbling (0.19/90) and poor passing accuracy suggest a player out of his depth, his ability to manufacture high-volume shooting opportunities—ranking in the top 30% of the league—points to a predatory instinct that survives on scraps. The counterintuitive insight here is his aerial profile: despite an average win rate, he contests so many duels that he ranks in the top 20% for total aerials won, effectively acting as a chaotic long-ball outlet rather than a refined target man. The three closest DNA matches to Emmanuel Boateng:

• Ali Sowe(85% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.31 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90).
• Cherif Ndiaye(84% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), a proven goalscorer (0.47 goals/90), draws fouls effectively (2.9/90) and top 20% scorer in the league.
• Mohamed Bayo(82% match) — Bayo is the kind of striker who exists almost exclusively to put the ball in the net—and in the Super Lig this season, he's doing exactly that better than 90% of his peers. His 0.63 goals per 90 is the headline, and it's genuinely elite at this level.

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