Best Alternatives to John McGinn

Playing Style Analysis

A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, an elite creator (1.7 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.21 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90), draws fouls effectively (2.0/90) and top 20% creator in the league. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.9 dispossessed/90). The three closest DNA matches to John McGinn:

• Jacob Ramsey(88% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (59% duel success), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Youri Tielemans(86% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.19 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (8.6 final-third passes/90), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Sean Longstaff(85% match) — A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.0 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (59 touches/90), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions, top 10% creator in the league and top 10% tackler in the league.

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