Best Alternatives to Leonardo Balerdi

Top 3 Alternatives to Leonardo Balerdi

1. 1.Nayef Aguerd89% DNA match·Olympique Marseille€35.0M
2. 2.Marcos Senesi85% DNA match·AFC Bournemouth€22.0M
3. 3.Loïc Badé86% DNA match·Bayer 04 Leverkusen€25.0M

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — 768 dimensions across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit.

Playing Style Analysis

A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.8 tackles/90), commanding in the air (4.0 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), heavily involved in possession (72 passes/90), central to possession (84 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (5.6/90) and active off the ball (2.2 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions. However, he struggles in aerial duels. The three most similar players to Leonardo Balerdi by playing style are:

• Nayef Aguerd(89% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (4.6 clearances/90), meticulous in distribution (93% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (58% duel success), heavily involved in possession (87 passes/90), central to possession (99 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.7 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Marcos Senesi(85% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as naturally left-footed, commanding in the air (7.0 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.6 interceptions/90), heavily involved in possession (63 passes/90), penetrates with forward passing (13.7 final-third passes/90), central to possession (81 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (13.1/90) and active off the ball (2.5 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
• Loïc Badé(86% match) — A Ball-Playing CB. Statistically, he stands out as active in the tackle (2.2 tackles/90), commanding in the air (5.8 clearances/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.8 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (89% pass accuracy), wins the physical battle (63% duel success), heavily involved in possession (70 passes/90), blocks shots courageously (2.0 blocks/90), central to possession (88 touches/90), uses long balls frequently (6.6/90) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.0/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up. Note: this profile is based on 450 minutes of playing time this season.

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