Best Alternatives to Junsheng Yao

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (60% duel success), penetrates with forward passing (13.2 final-third passes/90), heavily involved in play (70 touches/90), switches play with precision (9.1 long balls/90, 67% accuracy) and top 20% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 656 minutes of playing time this season. The three closest DNA matches to Junsheng Yao:

• Lucas Gourna-Douath(98% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (1.9 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (87% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in play (54 touches/90), draws fouls effectively (2.5/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• Ross Barkley(98% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.1 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.32 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (57 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Ibrahim Sulemana(98% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (88% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (54 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.

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