Best Alternatives to Eric Dier

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (94% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (78 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (88 touches/90) and switches play with precision (5.6 long balls/90, 67% accuracy). Note: this profile is based on 687 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Eric Dier:

• Benjamin Pavard(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (63 passes/90) and central to possession (75 touches/90).
• Junior Diaz(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), switches play with precision (5.0 long balls/90, 60% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Arouna Sangante(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (4.6 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90) and uses long balls frequently (6.4/90).

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