Best Alternatives to Hiroki Ito

Top 3 Alternatives to Hiroki Ito

1. 1.Nico Schlotterbeck87% DNA match·Borussia Dortmund€55.0M
2. 2.Ko Itakura86% DNA match·Ajax€10.0M
3. 3.Maik Nawrocki87% DNA match·Hannover 96€5.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a prolific assist provider (0.34 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (82 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.3 final-third passes/90) and central to possession (97 touches/90). Note: this profile is based on 797 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Hiroki Ito by playing style are:

• Nico Schlotterbeck(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (66% duel success), heavily involved in possession (75 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (13.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (97 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (12.2/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 720 minutes of playing time this season.
• Ko Itakura(86% match) — Itakura is the kind of defender who wins games in the margins — not with last-ditch tackles, but with the quiet authority of a man who rarely puts the ball in the wrong place. His 93.3% pass accuracy sits in the top 5% of Eredivisie defenders, which tells you this isn't a player just lumping it clear; he's building from the back with genuine precision. His aerial and ground duel win rates both land in the top 20%, making him a reliably dominant physical presence.
• Maik Nawrocki(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.23 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90), commanding in the air (6.4 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.7 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (67 passes/90), central to possession (86 touches/90), strong in aerial duels (3.8 aerials won/90) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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