Best Alternatives to Facundo Buonanotte

Playing Style Analysis

Buonanotte is the rare teenage midfielder who looks genuinely dangerous in front of goal rather than simply promising—his 0.29 goals per 90 places him inside the Premier League's top 20% for his position, a number most attacking midfielders twice his age would envy. His dribble rate sits in the top 5% of the league, meaning defenders cannot simply sit off him. Here is the counterintuitive part: his low pass accuracy and below-average volume are not signs of sloppiness—they reflect a player taking risks in advanced areas rather than recycling sideways. The three closest DNA matches to Facundo Buonanotte:

• Justin Kluivert(84% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), heavily involved in play (50 touches/90), active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Cole Palmer(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.46 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy) and heavily involved in play (56 touches/90).
• Dominik Szoboszlai(80% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.2 final-third passes/90), central to possession (83 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.8 long balls/90, 64% accuracy), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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