Best Alternatives to Pepê

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (3.3 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (60 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.6/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.4/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 10% tackler in the league. However, he prone to committing fouls (3.0/90). The three closest DNA matches to Pepê:

• Antoine Bernede(84% match) — A Balanced Midfielder. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.2 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (51 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Jari Vandeputte(84% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.5 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.23 assists/90), creates high-quality scoring opportunities (0.51 big chances/90), heavily involved in play (63 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.6/90), active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Nicolò Barella(80% match) — Barella is the engine that makes Inter's midfield breathe—a box-to-box dynamo whose footballing intelligence operates at a frequency most teammates can only follow, not match. His key pass rate sits in Serie A's top 5%, and his assist numbers land in the top 10%, meaning the creativity isn't accidental—it's systematic.

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