Best Alternatives to Jordy Clasie

Top 3 Alternatives to Jordy Clasie

1. 1.Jens Toornstra87% DNA match·Sparta Rotterdam€3.5M
2. 2.Jerdy Schouten86% DNA match·PSV€22.0M
3. 3.Mats Wieffer84% DNA match·Brighton & Hove Albion€25.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (66 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (76 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.4 long balls/90, 65% accuracy) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up. Note: this profile is based on 746 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Jordy Clasie by playing style are:

• Jens Toornstra(87% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (54 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.0/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 782 minutes of playing time this season.
• Jerdy Schouten(86% match) — Schouten is the kind of midfielder who makes a team's possession game feel inevitable rather than effortful—a metronome who rarely wastes a touch and almost never wastes a pass. His 92.3% pass accuracy and 75.3 passes per 90 both sit in the Eredivisie's top five percent, meaning he isn't just accurate, he's relentlessly active with the ball. The 10.32 passes into the final third per 90 is the counterintuitive number here: for a player who reads as a deep-lying anchor, he's consistently threading the needle forward, ranking top ten in the league.
• Mats Wieffer(84% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.2 tackles/90), wins the ball cleanly (1.9 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (68 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.

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