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Porto· 2025/2026 · Liga Portugal · PARTIAL

Best Alternatives to Luuk de Jong

Centre ForwardNetherlands35y€1.0MFull profile →

Complete ForwardProlific

0.82G/90

0.18A/90

Based on 3,060 min · 2025/2026 · Liga Portugal · PARTIAL

Ranked by AI DNA similarity — playing style, pressing, and tactical fit. Below: the closest replacements with per-90 stats and form.

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Top 3 alternatives to Luuk de Jong

A. Ndoye86% match
Vitória Guimarães · Liga Portugal
Darío Poveda84% match
Farense · Liga Portugal
Dawda Camara85% match
Girona · La Liga

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Aerials WonTop 11%

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Playing Style Analysis

Complete ForwardProlific

Luuk de Jong is a Complete Forward. Versatile attacker combining goals, creativity and work rate. Statistically, he stands out as a capable chance creator (1.5 key passes/90), a constant goal threat (4.5 shots/90), a proven goalscorer (0.82 goals/90), a reliable supplier (0.18 assists/90), wins the physical battle (57% duel success), dominant in the air (3.2 aerials won/90, 100%) and top 10% scorer in the league. The three closest DNA matches to Luuk de Jong:

A. Ndoye(86% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a constant goal threat (3.6 shots/90) and strong in aerial duels (4.7 aerials won/90).
Darío Poveda(84% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.36 goals/90).
Dawda Camara(85% match) — A Target Man. Statistically, he stands out as a regular goalscorer (0.21 goals/90) and strong in aerial duels (3.9 aerials won/90).

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Similar Players — Ranked by DNA Similarity

A. Ndoye

Vitória Guimarães · Liga Portugal

vs Jong: 11y younger · -0.63 G/90

86% match

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Who are the best alternatives to Luuk de Jong?▼

The top alternatives to Luuk de Jong based on AI DNA playing style analysis include: A. Ndoye, Darío Poveda, Dawda Camara, Shio Fukuda, Eneko Jauregi. These players were matched using Rising Transfers' 768-dimension DNA model across playing style, pressing intensity, and tactical fit — not just position or market value.

Which players are similar to Luuk de Jong in 2026?▼

Players with a similar profile to Luuk de Jong in 2026 include A. Ndoye (N/A), Darío Poveda (N/A), Dawda Camara (N/A). For a deeper DNA-level comparison including playing style, physical attributes, and tactical fit, ask Rising Transfers' AI directly.

What position does Luuk de Jong play and who plays similarly?▼

Luuk de Jong plays as a Attacker. Players with a comparable positional profile include A. Ndoye (Senegal, N/A); Darío Poveda (Spain, N/A); Dawda Camara (Mauritania, N/A); Shio Fukuda (Japan, N/A).

How does Rising Transfers find similar players?▼

Rising Transfers uses a proprietary 768-dimension Player DNA model trained on 3.2 million match events. Each player is represented as a vector across 35+ per-90 metrics including pressing intensity, passing footprint, dribbling profile, and defensive contribution. Similarity is measured using cosine distance — the same technique used in state-of-the-art AI systems — making it the most precise player comparison tool available publicly.

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