Best Alternatives to Ezequiel Ponce

Playing Style Analysis

Ponce is the rare MFA attacker who earns his wages almost exclusively through one ruthless act: putting the ball in the net. His 0.34 goals per 90 places him in the top 20% of MLS midfielders, a striking figure when you consider everything else around it is ordinary or worse. The counterintuitive read here is that his aerial dominance—top 20% for aerials won—isn't the work of a target man holding up play; it's a poacher's weapon, positioning himself to punish crosses and second balls in the box. The three closest DNA matches to Ezequiel Ponce:

• Akor Adams(79% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.7 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.41 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90).
• Roberto Fernández(79% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.24 goals/90).
• Pablo Durán(79% match) — A Forward.

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