Best Alternatives to Ivan Toney

Playing Style Analysis

Toney is the rare striker who makes defenders feel the game before they even touch the ball—a physical presence that converts pressure into goals at a rate that puts him in the top 5% of his league. His 1.10 goals per 90 is the headline, and it earns it. Aerial dominance—top 20% in win rate, top 30% in volume—makes him a constant threat from set pieces and crosses alike. The three closest DNA matches to Ivan Toney:

• Enes Ünal(88% match) — Ünal is the kind of striker Premier League defenders quietly dread—a physical menace in the air who backs it up with real end product. His aerial win rate sits in the top 5% of forwards in this division, and crucially, those duels are translating: 5.68 aerials won per 90 is not a volume stat, it's dominance.
• Lukas Nmecha(87% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.50 goals/90) and top 20% scorer in the league.
• Richarlison (87% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (2.9 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.51 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90), strong in aerial duels (3.3 aerials won/90) and top 20% scorer in the league.

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