Best Alternatives to Kevin De Bruyne 

Top 3 Alternatives to Kevin De Bruyne 

1. 1.Mitchel Paulissen98% DNA match·Roda JC Kerkrade
2. 2.Efkan Bekiroğlu98% DNA match·Göztepe
3. 3.Bror Blume Jensen98% DNA match·Lyngby Boldklub

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 an elite creator (2.6 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.7 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.55 goals/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (60 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (10.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (75 touches/90) and top 10% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 659 minutes of playing time this season. The three most similar players to Kevin De Bruyne  by playing style are:

• Mitchel Paulissen(98% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (3.0 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.38 goals/90), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90) and top 10% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 712 minutes of playing time this season.
• Efkan Bekiroğlu(98% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (3.1 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (2.5 shots/90), a regular goalscorer (0.31 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.21 assists/90), delivers dangerous crosses (2.6 accurate crosses/90), active off the ball (2.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 863 minutes of playing time this season.
• Bror Blume Jensen(98% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (2.2 key passes/90), a regular goalscorer (0.37 goals/90), a prolific assist provider (0.37 assists/90), heavily involved in play (61 touches/90), active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league. Note: this profile is based on 491 minutes of playing time this season.

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