Best Alternatives to Jonathan dos Santos

Top 3 Alternatives to Jonathan dos Santos

1. 1.Ayoni Santos85% DNA match·Sparta Rotterdam€40.0M
2. 2.Pol Lozano84% DNA match·Espanyol€6.0M
3. 3.Hugo Sotelo84% DNA match·Celta de Vigo€9.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

Dos Santos is the kind of midfielder who wins games in the spaces no camera follows—intercepting the pass before the danger even registers, recycling possession with a metronomic precision that puts him in the top 5% of Liga MX midfielders for both pass accuracy and defensive interventions. His 94% pass accuracy isn't just tidy housekeeping; paired with 79 passes per 90, he's a volume operator who almost never wastes a touch. The counterintuitive read here is his press intensity—top 10% in the league—suggesting a high-energy defensive engagement that his modest dribble numbers might lead you to overlook. The three most similar players to Jonathan dos Santos by playing style are:

• Ayoni Santos(85% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Pol Lozano(84% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy). However, he prone to committing fouls (3.0/90).
• Hugo Sotelo(84% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.1 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.25 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (69 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (81 touches/90), active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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