Best Alternatives to Kazuki Nagasawa

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box in A-League Men. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.6 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.24 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.3 tackles/90), wins the physical battle (55% duel success), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.3 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. The three most similar players to Kazuki Nagasawa by playing style are:

• Kodai Sano(90% match) — A Box-to-Box in J-League. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.5 key passes/90), a prolific assist provider (0.29 assists/90), a dynamic dribbler (2.0/90), active in the tackle (2.4 tackles/90), central to possession (72 touches/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.5/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up.
• G. Larsen(90% match) — A Box-to-Box in Superliga. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.8 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.15 assists/90), active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90), heavily involved in play (55 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.3/90), active off the ball (3.0 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% creator in the league.
• Luciano Valente(90% match) — A Box-to-Box in Eredivisie. Statistically, he stands out as an elite creator (1.9 key passes/90), a reliable supplier (0.22 assists/90), penetrates with forward passing (9.1 final-third passes/90), central to possession (70 touches/90), a high-intensity presser (press score 3.3/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up and top 20% creator in the league.

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