Best Alternatives to Julian Niehues

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as heavily involved in play (53 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three closest DNA matches to Julian Niehues:

• Aleksandar Pavlovic(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as comfortable with both feet, a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (94% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (98 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (11.5 final-third passes/90), central to possession (111 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.6 long balls/90, 80% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Angelo Stiller(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.20 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (76 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.9 final-third passes/90), central to possession (92 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.6/90), active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 20% creator in the league.
• Joshua Kimmich(80% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.3 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.32 assists/90), meticulous in distribution (92% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (105 passes/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.67 big chances/90), penetrates with forward passing (16.4 final-third passes/90), central to possession (121 touches/90), switches play with precision (8.9 long balls/90, 71% accuracy), active off the ball (2.4 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.

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