Best Alternatives to Heri Tavares

Playing Style Analysis

Tavares is a chaotic attacking anomaly masquerading as a defender, operating less as a traditional back-line anchor and more as a high-volume auxiliary playmaker in the Ligat ha'Al. While his 65% pass accuracy and sub-par interception rate suggest a technical liability, his output in the final third is staggering for his position, sitting in the elite top 5% for goals, assists, and key passes per 90. He is essentially a "Defender in Name Only" who demands the ball, ranking in the top 30% for passes and dribbles despite playing for a Tier C side. The three closest DNA matches to Heri Tavares:

• Nuno Tavares(91% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), central to possession (85 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Jhoanner Chávez(84% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed and a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90).
• Dimitrios Giannoulis(84% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.24 assists/90), wins the physical battle (56% duel success) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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