Best Alternatives to Jakub Kiwior

Playing Style Analysis

Kiwior has quietly rebuilt himself into one of the most pass-progressive centre-backs in Liga Portugal — a defender whose primary weapon is the ball at his feet, not the boot to clear it. His 12.53 passes into the final third per 90 ranks in the top 5% of the league, and that volume tells you something important: this isn't a man sitting deep and recycling. He's the first link in attacking transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Jakub Kiwior:

• Gonçalo Inácio(88% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), heavily involved in possession (89 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (100 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (9.0/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Jan Bednarek(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.5 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (65% duel success), heavily involved in possession (81 passes/90), central to possession (93 touches/90), dominant in the air (4.7 aerials won/90, 73%) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Tomás Araújo(87% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), heavily involved in possession (62 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (74 touches/90), switches play with precision (6.7 long balls/90, 63% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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