Best Alternatives to João Mário

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in play (70 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.5/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 742 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to João Mário:

• Dodô(80% match) — Dodô occupies a fascinating middle ground that Serie A rarely produces: a defender who creates more than he destroys, and does it at an elite level. His 1.55 key passes per 90 ranks in the league's top 10% among defenders—a number that belongs to a playmaker, not a backline operator.
• Brooke Norton-Cuffy(80% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.8 tackles/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Emil Holm(80% match) — A Active Full-Back. Statistically, he stands out as a prolific assist provider (0.55 assists/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.2/90), 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 →