Best Alternatives to Eric Ramires

Top 3 Alternatives to Eric Ramires

1. 1.Davide Zappacosta83% DNA match·Atalanta€3.5M
2. 2.Lucas Da Cunha 84% DNA match·Como€15.0M
3. 3.Nicolò Zaniolo83% DNA match·Udinese€13.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Eric Ramires by playing style are:

• Davide Zappacosta(83% match) — Zappacosta remains the quintessential Italian wing-back hybrid, a tactical Swiss Army knife whose statistical profile reveals a high-volume progressor operating with the precision of a deep-lying playmaker. While his raw output of 0.05 goals per 90 appears modest, his underlying metrics paint a picture of a relentless transitional engine; he ranks in the top 20% of Serie A midfielders for both pass accuracy (85.8%) and dribbles (0.94/90), proving he is as comfortable carrying the ball into pressure as he is recycling possession. Counterintuitively, his 50% aerial win rate suggests a physical dominance that the eye test often misses, yet this is undermined by a lackluster 42% duel win rate on the ground, exposing a vulnerability in one-on-one defensive isolation.
• Lucas Da Cunha (84% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), central to possession (79 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Nicolò Zaniolo(83% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.7 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.21 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.21 assists/90), heavily involved in play (50 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.3/90), active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (2.5 dispossessed/90).

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