Best Alternatives to João Palhinha

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.20 goals/90), an aggressive ball-winner (4.5 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (62% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.6 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (62 touches/90), active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league. The three closest DNA matches to João Palhinha:

• Adam Wharton(80% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.5 tackles/90), penetrates with forward passing (8.1 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (60 touches/90) and active off the ball (3.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Carlos Baleba(80% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (56 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Florentino(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.8 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the ball cleanly (2.1 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league.

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