Best Alternatives to Odilon Kossounou

Playing Style Analysis

Kossounou has carved out a rare niche in Serie A's defensive landscape: a centre-back who builds play with the precision of a deep-lying midfielder while quietly contributing to the scoresheet. His 92.7% pass accuracy places him in the top 5% of defenders in the division—not just neat sideways passes, but 5.27 progressive balls into the final third per 90, suggesting genuine intent to break lines. His goal contribution rate sits in the top 20%, a counterintuitive figure that reveals an underrated offensive threat from set-pieces that opponents routinely underestimate. The three closest DNA matches to Odilon Kossounou:

• Mario Gila(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.1 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.8 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (71% duel success), heavily involved in possession (64 passes/90), central to possession (78 touches/90), switches play with precision (6.6 long balls/90, 69% accuracy) and active off the ball (2.8 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Strahinja Pavlović(80% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, meticulous in distribution (91% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success) and central to possession (72 touches/90).
• Thomas Kristensen(88% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as commanding in the air (7.2 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (57% duel success) and uses long balls frequently (5.5/90).

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