Best Alternatives to Joshua King

Playing Style Analysis

King is a predatory outlier in the Pro League, operating as a high-efficiency finisher who converts Tier C service into a goal-scoring rate that rivals the division’s elite. While his 0.74 goals per 90 puts him in the top 5% of all attackers, King isn't a passive passenger; his 1.21 key passes and superior aerial win rate suggest a target man who facilitates as much as he finishes. The counterintuitive reality of his profile is that despite his physical profile and 1.00 successful dribbles per 90, he isn’t a ball-carrier who breaks lines, but rather a space-exploiter who thrives on chaos in the box. The three closest DNA matches to Joshua King:

• Mathis Lambourde(83% match) — A Complete Forward. Statistically, he stands out as a proven goalscorer (0.42 goals/90).
• David Okereke(83% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.38 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy) and top 20% scorer in the league.
• Viktor Gyökeres(83% match) — A Poacher. Statistically, he stands out as a proven goalscorer (0.56 goals/90) and top 10% scorer in the league.

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