Best Alternatives to Leonardo Lopes

Top 3 Alternatives to Leonardo Lopes

1. 1.Roberto Olabe85% DNA match·UD Ibiza€3.0M
2. 2.Ayoni Santos85% DNA match·Sparta Rotterdam€40.0M
3. 3.Leandro Barreiro84% DNA match·Benfica€15.0M

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

Playing Style Analysis

A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as wins the physical battle (56% duel success), heavily involved in play (62 touches/90), switches play with precision (5.4 long balls/90, 60% accuracy) and a high-intensity presser (press score 3.1/90), constantly disrupting opposition build-up. The three most similar players to Leonardo Lopes by playing style are:

• Roberto Olabe(85% match) — A Box-to-Box. Statistically, he stands out as a reliable supplier (0.16 assists/90) and active in the tackle (2.0 tackles/90).
• Ayoni Santos(85% match) — A Creator. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.0 key passes/90), an aggressive ball-winner (3.5 tackles/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), wins the ball cleanly (2.2 successful tackles/90), heavily involved in play (53 touches/90), active off the ball (2.9 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions and top 10% tackler in the league.
• Leandro Barreiro(84% match) — Barreiro is the rare midfielder who wins headers like a centre-back but still finds pockets to create like a number ten. His aerial win rate sits in the top 5% of Liga Portugal midfielders—a genuinely freakish number for someone operating in central midfield rather than set-piece territory—and it quietly underpins his value in transition, winning second balls that never show up in highlight reels. His 0.22 assists per 90 and near-1 key pass per 90 suggest a player with real creative intent, not just a recycler.

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