Best Alternatives to Francesco Folino

Playing Style Analysis

A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.6 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (7.7/90). Note: this profile is based on 712 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Francesco Folino:

• Luca Marianucci(98% match) — A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.2 clearances/90), uses long balls frequently (8.6/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Raphael Kofler(96% match) — A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.3 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), dominant in the air (3.4 aerials won/90, 66%), uses long balls frequently (5.8/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Alessandro Bastoni(80% match) — Bastoni has quietly become the most dangerous defender in Serie A that no one talks about in those terms—a left-sided centre-back who functions, in practice, as a deep-lying playmaker wearing the wrong shirt number. His passing volume sits in the top 5% of defenders in the league, and his passes into the final third rank similarly elite, meaning Inter's attacking phases are frequently being *authored* from the back.

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