Best Alternatives to Josh Doig

Top 3 Alternatives to Josh Doig

1. 1.Dodô85% DNA match·Fiorentina€18.0M
2. 2.Lloyd Kelly85% DNA match·Juventus€20.0M
3. 3.Patrick Dorgu85% DNA match·Manchester United€35.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Defender. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed and wins the physical battle (56% duel success). Note: this profile is based on 749 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Josh Doig by playing style are:

• Dodô(85% match) — Dodô occupies a fascinating middle ground that Serie A rarely produces: a defender who creates more than he destroys, and does it at an elite level. His 1.55 key passes per 90 ranks in the league's top 10% among defenders—a number that belongs to a playmaker, not a backline operator. His dribble rate sits in the top 5%, confirming this is a player who genuinely advances play rather than recycling it sideways.
• Lloyd Kelly(85% match) — Kelly has quietly become one of Serie A's most complete defensive presences — a left-sided centre-back who dominates physically without sacrificing technical composure. His aerial win rate sits in the top 10% of the league, and crucially, he wins those duels at volume too — 3.00 per 90 puts him in the top 20% for aerial output. The counterintuitive finding here is his dribbling: 0.57 per 90 in the top 20% for a defender signals genuine ball-carrying confidence, which explains why his 60.2 passes per 90 doesn't just represent safety-first recycling but active progression.
• Patrick Dorgu(85% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), draws fouls effectively (2.9/90), active off the ball (2.8 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 →