Best Alternatives to Jackson Irvine

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Jackson Irvine:

• Felix Nmecha(80% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Hugo Larsson(80% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Exequiel Palacios(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), heavily involved in possession (97 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.8 final-third passes/90), central to possession (111 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.7/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.

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