Best Alternatives to Fabian Schär

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.9 clearances/90), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), heavily involved in possession (65 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), dominant in the air (3.7 aerials won/90, 64%), uses long balls frequently (12.7/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Fabian Schär:

• Dan Burn(88% match) — A Physical Stopper. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (6.2 clearances/90) and dominant in the air (4.0 aerials won/90, 61%).
• Jordan Beyer(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.5 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.9 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success) and heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90).
• William Saliba(80% match) — Saliba has quietly become the most complete ball-playing centre-back in the Premier League—a defender who makes the game look administrative. His 92.7% pass accuracy and 76 passes per 90 place him in the top 5% of defenders in the division, yet the more revealing figure is his 6.81 passes into the final third per 90, putting him in the top 20%—this isn't a man simply recycling possession, he's actively driving attacks from deep.

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