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Best Alternatives to Harvey Elliott

Players most similar to Harvey Elliott (Midfielder, €30.0M) — ranked by AI DNA similarity score across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Top 3 Alternatives to Harvey Elliott

  1. 1.Dominik Szoboszlai85% DNA match·Liverpool€100.0M
  2. 2.Brenden Aaronson85% DNA match·Leeds United€15.0M
  3. 3.Florian Wirtz84% DNA match·Liverpool€110.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

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Intelligence Verdict

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Elliott occupies a rare space in English football: a teenager-turned-senior operator who creates...

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Playing Style Analysis

CreatorCreativeSmall Sample

Elliott occupies a rare space in English football: a teenager-turned-senior operator who creates danger at an almost embarrassing rate while barely breaking sweat defensively. His assist numbers sit in the top 5% of Premier League midfielders, and his key passes per 90 land in the top 10%—this is a player who finds pockets and unlocks defences by instinct rather than accident. The counterintuitive read here is his shot volume: 3.95 per 90 places him in the top 5%, suggesting far more end-product ambition than his creative reputation implies. The three most similar players to Harvey Elliott by playing style are:

  • Dominik Szoboszlai(85% match)A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.0 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.9 long balls/90, 64% accuracy), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
  • Brenden Aaronson(85% match)A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (2.7 dispossessed/90).
  • Florian Wirtz(84% match)A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.3 key passes/90), central to possession (70 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.5 dispossessed/90).

Transfer Intelligence

Dominik Szoboszlai delivers 85% of the same playing style, at a 233% premium over Harvey Elliott, with 2.00 key passes per 90 at age 25.

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →

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Harvey Elliott
MidfielderEngland€30.0M
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Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity

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Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · Premier League
Hungary25yContract 2028
KP/902.00
G/900.18
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable
vs Elliott: €70M more expensive · 2y older
85% match
€100.0M
#2
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Brenden Aaronson
Leeds United · Premier League
United States25yContract 2027
KP/901.24
G/900.15
Creator
Last 5: → Stable
vs Elliott: €15M cheaper · 2y older
85% match
€15.0M
#3
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Florian Wirtz
Liverpool · Premier League
Germany23yContract 2030
KP/902.34
G/900.19
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable
vs Elliott: €80M more expensive
84% match
€110.0M
#4
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Sandro Tonali
Newcastle United · Premier League
Italy26yContract 2028
KP/901.12
G/900.00
Ball-Winner
Last 5: → Stable
84% match
€80.0M
#5
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Morgan Gibbs-White
Nottingham Forest · Premier League
England26yContract 2027
KP/901.41
G/900.40
Creator
Last 5: ↓ Dip
84% match
€65.0M
#6
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Fábio Carvalho
Brentford · Premier League
Portugal23yContract 2029
KP/901.50
G/900.60
CreatorCreative
84% match
€12.0M
#7
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Justin Kluivert
AFC Bournemouth · Premier League
Netherlands27yContract 2028
KP/902.05
G/900.20
CreatorCreative
84% match
€32.0M
#8
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Alexis Mac Allister
Liverpool · Premier League
Argentina27yContract 2028
KP/901.12
G/900.07
Balanced Midfielder
Last 5: → Stable
83% match
€85.0M
#9
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Diego Gómez
Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League
Paraguay23y
KP/900.92
G/900.22
Ball-WinnerDefensive
Last 5: ↓ Dip
83% match
€25.0M
#10
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Ianis Hagi
Alanyaspor · Super Lig
Romania27y
KP/902.27
G/900.20
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable
84% match
€3.5M
#11
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Xavi Simons
Tottenham Hotspur · Premier League
Netherlands23yContract 2030
KP/901.79
G/900.10
CreatorCreative
Last 5: → Stable
84% match
€60.0M
#12
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Sean Longstaff
Leeds United · Premier League
England28yContract 2029
KP/902.28
G/900.18
Ball-WinnerCreative
Last 5: ↑ Hot
83% match
€18.0M

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who are the best alternatives to Harvey Elliott?
The top alternatives to Harvey Elliott based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: Dominik Szoboszlai, Brenden Aaronson, Florian Wirtz, Sandro Tonali, Morgan Gibbs-White. These players were matched using Rising Transfers' 768-dimension DNA model across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit — not just position or market value.
Which players are similar to Harvey Elliott in 2026?
Players with a similar profile to Harvey Elliott in 2026 include Dominik Szoboszlai (€100.0M), Brenden Aaronson (€15.0M), Florian Wirtz (€110.0M). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.
What position does Harvey Elliott play and who plays similarly?
Harvey Elliott plays as a Midfielder. Players with a comparable positional profile include Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary, €100.0M); Brenden Aaronson (United States, €15.0M); Florian Wirtz (Germany, €110.0M); Sandro Tonali (Italy, €80.0M).
How does Rising Transfers find similar players?
Rising Transfers uses a proprietary 768-dimension Player DNA model trained on 3.2 million match events. Each player is represented as a vector across 35+ per-90 metrics including pressing intensity, passing footprint, dribbling profile, and defensive contribution. Similarity is measured using cosine distance — the same technique used in state-of-the-art AI systems — making it the most precise player comparison tool available publicly.