Best Alternatives to Josh Acheampong

Top 3 Alternatives to Josh Acheampong

1. 1.Ayden Heaven86% DNA match·Manchester United€10.0M
2. 2.Kojo Peprah Oppong86% DNA match·Nice€4.0M
3. 3.Malick Thiaw85% DNA match·Newcastle United€45.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (64% duel success), heavily involved in possession (69 passes/90), central to possession (85 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 585 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Josh Acheampong by playing style are:

• Ayden Heaven(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (74% duel success).
• Kojo Peprah Oppong(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy) and wins the physical battle (61% duel success). Note: this profile is based on 772 minutes of playing time this season.
• Malick Thiaw(85% match) — Thiaw has quietly become one of the Premier League's most complete defensive profiles — a towering centre-back who doesn't just win his battles, he wins them cleanly. His aerial win rate of 65.1% and duel success of 64.2% both sit in the league's top 20%, but the counterintuitive story is his attacking output: 0.16 goals per 90 and 0.98 shots per 90 place him in the top 10% among defenders, suggesting a genuine threat from set-pieces that opponents routinely underestimate. His pass accuracy of 90.6% reflects a ball-player comfortable in possession-heavy systems, and his above-average delivery into the final third adds genuine build-up value.

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