Best Alternatives to Jon Martín

Playing Style Analysis

Martín has built his game around a quiet, almost ruthless efficiency — a defender who wins his battles in the air and on the ground before most opponents even realise they've lost them. His aerial win rate and duel success both sit in the top 10% of La Liga defenders, which in one of Europe's most physically demanding leagues is no small claim. The counterintuitive read here is his tackles won figure, which looks underwhelming below average — but paired with 1.53 interceptions per 90 in the top 20%, it signals a reader of the game who cuts problems off early rather than firefighting late. The three closest DNA matches to Jon Martín:

• Gerard Martín(95% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.6 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (69% duel success), heavily involved in possession (82 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.2 final-third passes/90) and central to possession (97 touches/90).
• Rafa Marín(91% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), commanding in the air (6.5 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (6.0/90).
• Eric Bailly(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (6.1 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (85% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (65% duel success), uses long balls frequently (5.4/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.

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