Best Alternatives to Jan-Carlo Simić

Top 3 Alternatives to Jan-Carlo Simić

1. 1.Anel Ahmedhodzic84% DNA match·Feyenoord€12.0M
2. 2.Veljko Milosavljevic84% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€20.0M
3. 3.Youssouf Ndayishimiye 83% DNA match·Nice€8.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

Simić is a ball-playing defender whose value lives entirely in his feet, not his boots. Operating in the Pro League, his 91.7% pass accuracy lands him in the top 20% among defenders, and his 60.2 passes per 90 sits inside the top 10%—this isn't a man who clears his lines and moves on. Here's the counterintuitive read: his bottom-10% press intensity looks damning until you realise high-volume passers in structured systems are often deliberately shielded from pressing duties. The three most similar players to Jan-Carlo Simić by playing style are:

• Anel Ahmedhodzic(84% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (5.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), central to possession (72 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Veljko Milosavljevic(84% match) — Milosavljevic is the kind of defender who wins games through the pass rather than the tackle—a ball-playing centre-back whose value lives in the build-up phase, not the trenches. His passes into the final third rank in the top 20% of Premier League defenders, and his volume of 46.6 passes per 90 places him above most peers in possession-based systems. Here's the counterintuitive part: his aerial win *rate* sits below average, yet his aerial *volume* lands in the top 30%—he's contesting more duels than most, just not winning them cleanly.
• Youssouf Ndayishimiye (83% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.3 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (90% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (61% duel success), heavily involved in possession (61 passes/90) and central to possession (75 touches/90).

Similarity is calculated using per-90 performance data across multiple playing style dimensions. How Player DNA matching works →