Best Alternatives to Joselu

Playing Style Analysis

Joselu remains the ultimate tactical safety net, a traditional target man who has successfully exported his Madrid-honed penalty-box gravity to the Stars League. While his 0.41 goals per 90 ranks comfortably above the league average, the true value lies in his physical dominance; he is currently winning 53.7% of his duels, placing him in the elite top 20% of the division’s attackers. Counterintuitively, despite his reputation as a "towering" presence, his 48% aerial win rate is merely average for the league, suggesting his real effectiveness comes from a surprising proficiency in ground-based hold-up play and shielding the ball rather than just winning flick-ons. The three closest DNA matches to Joselu:

• Borja Iglesias(82% match) — A Poacher. Statistically, he stands out as a proven goalscorer (0.66 goals/90) and top 10% scorer in the league.
• Haris Tabakovic(82% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a proven goalscorer (0.48 goals/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.9 aerials won/90).
• Ante Budimir(81% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, a constant goal threat (3.2 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.53 goals/90), strong in aerial duels (3.6 aerials won/90) and top 20% scorer in the league.

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