Best Alternatives to Chiquinho

Playing Style Analysis

Chiquinho is the kind of midfielder who makes things happen in the final third while quietly getting away with not doing much else. His key pass rate lands in the top 10% of the Super League, and his shots per 90 sit alongside the league's most trigger-happy players—numbers that tell you he operates close to goal, not as a deep orchestrator. The counterintuitive read here is his low pass volume: 32.7 per 90 looks passive, but paired with top-20% goal and assist returns, it suggests he's selective rather than idle—touching the ball less, hurting teams more. The three closest DNA matches to Chiquinho:

• Sergio Lozano(81% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.25 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.5 tackles/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.84 big chances/90), heavily involved in play (69 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.3/90) and top 10% creator in the league.
• Diego Moreira(81% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.31 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.53 big chances/90), heavily involved in play (65 touches/90), active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Morgan Gibbs-White(81% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a proven goalscorer (0.43 goals/90) and heavily involved in play (50 touches/90).

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