Best Alternatives to Izan Merino

Playing Style Analysis

A Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy) and heavily involved in play (53 touches/90). The three closest DNA matches to Izan Merino:

• Álvaro Fidalgo(94% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy) and heavily involved in play (64 touches/90).
• Pedri(76% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.7 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.38 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (88 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (12.2 final-third passes/90), central to possession (105 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.8 long balls/90, 69% accuracy), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.5/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% creator in the league.
• Federico Valverde(76% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.26 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.8 final-third passes/90), central to possession (76 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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