Best Alternatives to Jens Toornstra

Top 3 Alternatives to Jens Toornstra

1. 1.Jerdy Schouten85% DNA match·PSV€22.0M
2. 2.Kees Smit84% DNA match·AZ€22.0M
3. 3.Kian Fitz-Jim85% DNA match·Ajax€3.5M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.3 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (54 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.0/90) and active off the ball (2.6 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. Note: this profile is based on 782 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Jens Toornstra by playing style are:

• Jerdy Schouten(85% match) — Schouten is the kind of midfielder who makes a team's possession game feel inevitable rather than effortful—a metronome who rarely wastes a touch and almost never wastes a pass. His 92.3% pass accuracy and 75.3 passes per 90 both sit in the Eredivisie's top five percent, meaning he isn't just accurate, he's relentlessly active with the ball. The 10.32 passes into the final third per 90 is the counterintuitive number here: for a player who reads as a deep-lying anchor, he's consistently threading the needle forward, ranking top ten in the league.
• Kees Smit(84% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (67 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he loses possession under pressure (1.6 dispossessed/90).
• Kian Fitz-Jim(85% match) — A Metronome. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (2.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), penetrates with forward passing (8.4 final-third passes/90), wins the ball cleanly (1.9 successful tackles/90), central to possession (80 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.8/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league. Note: this profile is based on 515 minutes of playing time this season.

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