Best Alternatives to Josip Ilicic

Playing Style Analysis

Josip Iličić is a Creator. Playmaker unlocking defenses with key passes. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.6 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (4.2 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.50 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.29 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (3.1/90) and top 10% creator in the league. The three closest DNA matches to Josip Ilicic:

• Ivan Ilić(83% match) — Ilić is the kind of midfielder who makes the game look slower than it is—not because he's languid, but because he's almost always in the right place before the problem arrives. His interceptions and key passes both sit in the top 20% of Serie A midfielders, a rare pairing that signals genuine two-way intelligence rather than a specialist's one-trick value.
• Sebastian Nanasi(83% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90), a proven goalscorer (0.59 goals/90) and a reliable supplier (0.17 assists/90).
• Fredrik Jensen(82% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.4 key passes/90).

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